Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, including materials, mechanics vocabulary, the Eiffel Tower, and the collapse of the Quebec Bridge.
Explores shear and bearing stresses, including plasticity, creep, Hooke's Law, and allowable stresses in engineering design.
Introduces key concepts in structural mechanics, such as determinate and indeterminate systems, linear superposition, and stress-strain relationships.
Explains the Polar Decomposition Theorem, which isolates stretching from rotation to prevent stress induction in the body.
