Lectures related to Continuum Mechanics at EPFL: Research and Applications

Continuum Mechanics: EPFL Research Labs and Applications

Delves into open research questions in continuum mechanics at EPFL, covering topics from geometry and mechanics to fluid-structure interaction.

Continuum Mechanics: Conservation Laws, Tensor Objects, and Fluid Dynamics

Covers conservation laws, tensor objects, and fluid dynamics in Continuum Mechanics.

Continuum Mechanics: Final Project

Covers the final project guidelines and descriptions in Continuum Mechanics.

Fracture Analysis: Energy and Mechanics

Explores macroscopic energy analysis of fracture, focusing on unstable crack growth and energy mechanics.

Flexible Probes: Mechanics and Design

Explores critical strain, bending mechanics, and strain calculation in flexible probes.

Structural Mechanics: Basics and Applications

Covers the basics of Structural Mechanics, including materials behavior, classes of engineering materials, and the Mechanics Tree.

Turbulence: Numerical Flow Simulation

Explores turbulence characteristics, simulation methods, and modeling challenges, providing guidelines for choosing and validating turbulence models.

Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

Covers scaling, mathematical modeling, tensor notation, and Python exercises in Jupyter notebooks.

Conservation Laws and Bernoulli Equation

Covers conservation laws in fluid dynamics, including the Venturi effect and Bernoulli equation.

Linear Momentum Conservation and Stress in Continuum

Explores the conservation of linear momentum and stress in a continuum, focusing on governing equations and constitutive laws.

Mechanics: Introduction and Calculus

Introduces mechanics, differential and vector calculus, and historical perspectives from Aristotle to Newton.

Continuum Mechanics: Forces and Motion

Covers the governing equations for forces and motion in continua, including stress, energy conservation, solid deformation, and fluid motion.

Fracture Mechanics: Energy Analysis

Explores energy analysis in fracture mechanics, emphasizing unstable crack growth and the importance of compliance in structural behavior.

Fluid Mechanics: Foundations and Applications

Covers the foundations of fluid mechanics, focusing on flow problem descriptions and solutions.

Mechanics of Slender Structures: Elasticity & Buckling

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

Introduction to Free Convection: Governing Equations

Explores free convection, laminar flow boundary layer equations, and heat transfer principles.

Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

Covers the basics of continuum mechanics, including vector and tensor analysis, kinematics, and fluid mechanics.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the fundamental concepts of structural mechanics, including materials properties, stress and strain, equilibrium of forces and moments, and elementary structures.

Drag on a Sphere and Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Covers the analysis of drag on a sphere in Newtonian fluid mechanics, focusing on key parameters and the significance of Reynolds number.

Continuum Mechanics: Theory and Applications

Explores continuum mechanics, covering laws of thermodynamics, stress analysis, energy conservation, constitutive laws, and material response.