Taking this course, the students will
have an essential background on the theoretical and computational mechanics of non-linear elastic and inelastic materials,
be able to critically assess the thermodynamic consistency of an inelastic material model within the three-dimensional framework of thermodynamics with internal variables,
be qualified to construct algorithmic update equations for the internal variables of an inelastic model and to derive the three-dimensional tensorial stress and consistent tangent expressions,
be in a position to implement an inelastic material model into a three-dimensional finite element
code and solve (initial) boundary-value problems of continuum mechanics.