| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES | SUMMARIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Galileo's problem | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 2 | Dimensional analysis and atomic explosion | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 3 | Dimensional analysis and application to engineering structures | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 4 | Newton's laws of motion: the fall of the World Trade Center towers | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 5 | Stress vector and stress tensor | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 6 | Continuum model: hydrostatics example | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 7 | Continuum model: geostatics example | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 8 | Beam stress model | (PDF) | |
| 9 | Beam model II and summary | (PDF) | |
| 10 | Strength models | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 11 | Mohr stress plane and strength criteria | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 12 | Soil mechanics example | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 13 | Beam section strength model (M/N interactions) | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 14 | Strength of beam structures | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 15 | Review of stresses and strength | (PDF) | |
| 16 | Deformation and strain tensor | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 17 | Strain tensor (cont.) | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 18 | Mohr circle in strain space | (PDF) | |
| 19 | Beam deformation | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 20 | Elasticity: energy approach | ||
| 21 | Continuum elasticity | ||
| 22 | Elasticity: properties | (PDF) | |
| 23 | Elasticity solving methods | (PDF) | |
| 24 | Beam elasticity I | (PDF) | |
| 25 | Beam elasticity II | (PDF) | |
| 26 | Beam elasticity III | (PDF) | |
| 27 | Energy bounds: 1D system (minimum potential energy) | (PDF) | |
| 28 | Energy bounds: 1D system (minimum complementary energy) | (PDF) | |
| 29 | 1D energy methods: examples and applications | (PDF) | |
| 30 | Generalization to 3D | (PDF) | |
| 31 | Stress method for beam structures | (PDF) | |
| 32 | Energy methods for beam structures, example | (PDF) Clapeyron's formulas for 1D (PDF) | |
| 33 | How stuff fails: stability (Euler buckling) | (PDF) | |
| 34 | Fracture mechanics I | (PDF) Demonstration of buckling (PDF) | |
| 35 | Fracture mechanics II | ||
| 36 | Plastic collapse | ||
| 37 | Last lecture: review and summary | (PDF) |