Lectures related to Ring strain

Strain and Stabilization of Organic Molecules

Explores strain and stabilization in organic molecules, discussing steric crowding, branching interactions, and hyperconjugation.

Nonlinear Beam Theory: Mechanics of Slender Structure

Covers strain-displacement relations, simplifications, constitutive relations, equilibrium equations, and circular rings.

The Chemistry of Strawberries: Structure and Aroma

Explores the organic compounds in strawberries, covering their structure, aroma, and sweetness, as well as diastereoisomers and molecular conformations.

Amino Acids: Structure and Importance

Covers the structures and significance of amino acids, molecular chirality, and the conformation of organic compounds.

Plates: Deformation, Energy, Wrinkling

Covers the deformation of plates in pure bending, total strain energy, and applications like wrinkling.

Chemical Structures: The Science of Conformations

Covers the conformational analysis of organic molecules, focusing on stability and reactivity in cyclic compounds.

Torsion: Part 2

Explores shear stress, relative deformations, shear modulus, and torsional shear stress in circular and thin-walled tubes.

Reaction Mechanisms: Aromaticity Insights

Explores reaction mechanisms with a focus on aromaticity, NICS method, ring strain, and potential energy surfaces.

Nonuniform Torsion in Structural Mechanics

Explores nonuniform torsion in structural members, focusing on thin-walled tubes and their torsional behavior.

Protein Folding: Forces and Mechanisms

Explores protein folding forces, including van der Waals interactions, hydrogen bonds, and salt bridges, and their impact on stability.

Rheological Properties of Hand-Pulled Noodles Dough

Explores the rheological properties of dough for hand-pulled noodles.

Plates I: Deformation, Strain, Stress, and Wrinkling

Covers deformation, strain, stress, and wrinkling in plates under pure bending, exploring applications and bending stiffness.

Stress and Strain: Real vs Nominal

Explores real and nominal strain rates, stress, deformation, and force in materials testing.

Stiffness vs Strength: Deformation and Load

Covers stiffness, strength, strain, stress, and strain measurement in structural mechanics.

Linear Elasticity: Equations of Linear Elasticity

Covers the equations of linear elasticity for static problems with small strain, emphasizing uniqueness of solutions and Navier's Equations.

Torsion: Deriving Hooke's Law and Solving Torsion Problems

Covers torsional loads, Hooke's law derivation, solving problems, and examples in hollow and composite shafts.

Normal Stresses: Internal Stress and Strain

Introduces internal stress and strain, material properties, and design considerations for axial loads and direct shear.

Structural Mechanics: Nonuniform Torsion

Covers nonuniform torsion, strain energy, torsional constants, and shear flow in structural members with practical examples.

Hyperstatic Systems: Equilibrium and Strain Energy

Explores hyperstatic systems, equilibrium, and strain energy in structures, including the application of the Menabrea theorem.

3D Linear Elasticity & Beams

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