Lectures related to Strains by Digital Image Correlation (DIC)

Stiffness vs Strength: Deformation and Load

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

Deformation and Strain Tensors

Explores deformation and strain tensors, Lagrange representation, elasticity theory, and the divergence theorem.

Structural Mechanics: Beam Bending and Boundary Conditions

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

Rheology: Constitutive Law and Cats

Explores the rheology of materials, drawing parallels between cats' behavior and material properties.

Relative Deformation in 3D: Strain Matrix

Explores relative deformation in 3D through strain matrix and displacement gradient, emphasizing constraints, stress-strain relations, and equilibrium equations.

3D Linear Elasticity & Beams

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

Linear Elasticity in 3D: Beam Bending

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

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.

Deformations and Constraints

Covers relative deformations, flexibility matrix, stress relations, and internal forces in structures.

Relative Deformations in 3D

Explores normal and shear strains, displacement fields, and the matrix of relative strains in 3D.

Linear Elasticity (3D)

Explores linear elasticity in 3D, stress-strain relationship, isotropic materials, and shear stress importance.

The Strain Tensor: Derivation and Properties

Explores the derivation and properties of the strain tensor, emphasizing the complexities of shear strain components.

Deformation Analysis: Small Strain and Kinematics

Explores small strain theory, kinematics, and compatibility conditions in solid mechanics.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Stress and Strain

Covers stress equilibrium, strain, and constitutive equations in 2D and 3D.

Plates: Pure Bending, Wrinkling, and Plate Buckling

Explores the mechanics of slender structures, focusing on plates in pure bending, wrinkling, and plate buckling.

Linear Elasticity: 3D

Covers linearity between stress and strain in 3D and isotropic linear elasticity equations.

Nonlinear Beam Theory: Mechanics of Slender Structure

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

Solid mechanics in biomechanics: Large strain and stress definitions

Explores large strain in soft tissues and various stress definitions in solid mechanics.

Strain and Stress Analysis

Explores the analysis of strain and stress, emphasizing the importance of understanding strain energy and strain tensor components.

Elastic Deformation: Material Properties

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