Structural Mechanics

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Prof. Wierzbicki’s course notes do not directly correspond to lectures in the calendar, but are instead more like the course textbook. You can download the entire collection or as individual resources below.

LECTURES AND TOPICS
Lecture 2: The Concept of Strain (PDF)
Lecture 3: The Concept of Stress, Generalized Stresses and Equilibrium (PDF)
Lecture 4: Development of Constitutive Equations of Continuum, Beams and Plates (PDF)
Lecture 5: Solution Method for Beam Deflections (PDF)
Lecture 6: Moderately Large Deflection Theory of Beams (PDF)
Lecture 7: Bending Response of Plates and Optimum Design (PDF - 3.7MB)
Lecture 8: Energy Methods in Elasticity (PDF)
Lecture 9: Stability of Elastic Structures (PDF)
Lecture 10: Advanced Topic in Column Buckling (PDF)
Lecture 11: Buckling of Plates and Sections (PDF - 7.3MB)
Lecture 12: Fundamental Concepts in Structural Plasticity (PDF - 1.6MB)