Lectures related to Unified Approach to Deformable Solids

Dislocation Mechanics

Explores the mechanics of dislocations in materials, including their movement, interaction, and impact on material properties.

Coherent Interfaces: Energetics and Defects

Explores dislocation energy, topological defects, and coherent interfaces in materials.

Defects in Crystals: Point Defects and Dislocations

Explores point defects and dislocations in crystals, highlighting their impact on material properties and the importance of energy relaxation.

Axial Loading: Stress and Strain in Deformable Bodies

Covers axial loading, stress, strain, and their implications in deformable bodies.

Multiscale Mechanics of Metal Plasticity

Explores the multiscale mechanics of metal plasticity, covering dislocations, crystal plasticity, and atomistic plasticity, with a focus on dynamic strain aging in aluminum alloys.

Surface Energy: Definitions and Applications

Covers the definitions of surface energy and interfacial energy, as well as the Wulff Plot and key questions about crystallographic planes.

Deformation of Materials: Stresses, Deformations, and Elasticity

Explores the deformation of materials through stresses, deformations, and elasticity, focusing on the behavior of metals, ceramics, and polymers.

Flexible Probes: Mechanics and Design

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

Shock Waves and Brittle Material Response

Covers shock waves, brittle material response, phase transformation, and Hugoniot relationships in materials under stress.

Internal Equilibrium of Solids

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

Elastic Deformation: Material Properties

Explores material properties, stress, strain, and deformation gradient in elastic deformation.

Anisotropic Elasticity: Examples

Covers anisotropic elasticity with examples of materials having varying properties in different directions.

Lamination: Deformation, Ductility, and Dislocations

Explores lamination, ductility, plastic deformation, and dislocations in materials, emphasizing the effects of strain rate and temperature.

Active Turbulence in Biological Systems

Delves into active turbulence and topological defects in biological systems, emphasizing their impact on cell motility and colony growth.

Active Matter: Cell Dynamics and Modeling

Explores cell dynamics in active matter, focusing on motility, polarity, and signaling pathways in biological systems.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

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

Chemistry: Atomic Structure and Thermodynamics

Covers atomic structure, thermodynamics, material properties, and ideal gas law.

Defects: Structure and Stability

Explores the structure and stability of defects in crystals, emphasizing their impact on material properties.

Mechanics of Slender Structures: Elasticity & Buckling

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

Mechanics of Continuous Media

Explores stress-strain relationships, equilibrium of forces, and material properties in mechanics.