Truss and Beam Structures: Mechanical Equilibrium and Elastic Deformation

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Explores 3D elasticity, beam bending, and buckling phenomena in slender structures.

Covers 3D linear elasticity, stress, strain, beams' behavior under loads, and torsion.

Introduces the basics of structural mechanics, covering static forces, stress, strain, and historical contributions.

Covers the main learning objectives of ME-411, focusing on dimensional analysis, scalings, and mechanical elements.

Explores the moment-curvature relation for beams, emphasizing stress distribution and typical boundary conditions.

Covers linear elasticity in 3D, focusing on beam bending and stress-strain behavior of materials.

Introduces structural mechanics concepts like distributed loads, centroids, and equilibrium in 2D and 3D.

Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, including materials, mechanics vocabulary, the Eiffel Tower, and the collapse of the Quebec Bridge.

Covers the theory of elasticity, internal equilibrium, stress, and strain in deformable solid bodies.

Explores material models for elastic objects, including inverse shape optimization and hyperelasticity.