The course is a follow-up to basic lectures in solid mechanics, which are traditionally limited to linear problems, and introduces the basic nonlinearities. Material nonlinearity is represented by several models of plastic behaviour, viscoelasticity and hyperelasticity.
Next, contact problems, stability, large displacement and large strain problems are presented. Although some classical solutions to selected nonlinear problems are mentioned (Hertz contact, deformation theory of plasticity),
attention is given to numerical solution. Above all, the relation between stability and convergence of numerical solution and physical interpretation of the analysed problem is thoroughly inspected. In the second part, students work on individual projects under the guidance of tutor.