Mechanics of Slender Structures: Dimensional Analysis and Scalings

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Covers the dimensional reduction in slender structures, constitutive laws, and mechanics of plates and shells.

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

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

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

Explores elasticity theory, stress-strain relationships, and material behavior in elastic solids through governing equations and examples.

Explores the mechanics of Kirchhoff rods, focusing on determining rod shapes in 3D and twisted solutions.

Explores the kinematics of 3D structures and twisted solutions in rod mechanics, including the mechanics of knots.

Analyzes the motion of a ball on a hemisphere surface with forces and equations of motion.

Covers general physics concepts for pharmacy students with a focus on collisions, impulse, momentum conservation, and rotational motion.

Explores the mechanics of Kirchhoff rods, focusing on 3D kinematics and twisted solutions.