Virtual Work II: Equilibrium States and Reaction Forces in Nonrigid Systems

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Covers space trusses, frames, and machines, emphasizing equilibrium analysis and structural design principles.

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, stability criteria, reaction load calculations, and mechanical systems with springs.

Covers systems of forces, moments, couples, and stress in 2D and 3D, as well as the effect of force-couple systems.

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, emphasizing equilibrium states and the application of virtual displacements.

Explores hyperstatic structures, pre-stressed structures, and geometric linearity.

Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, focusing on beams, sign conventions, types of beams, and methods to calculate stress resultants.

Discusses equilibrium in three-dimensional systems, focusing on constraints and statical determinacy through practical examples.

Introduces system of forces in 2D and 3D, equilibrium, and basics of truss and beam structures.

Explores distributed loads, centroids, and the center of mass in structural mechanics, with practical examples.

Covers the analysis of rigid structures, focusing on definitions, trusses, and internal forces.