Lectures related to Virtual Work I: Introduction to Structural Mechanics

Virtual Work in Structural Mechanics

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, emphasizing equilibrium states and the application of virtual displacements.

Structural Mechanics Principles: Equilibrium and Stability

Explores the principles of structural mechanics, including internal loads, equilibrium stability, and the superposition principle.

Virtual Work II: Examples of Potentials

Covers examples of potentials in virtual work for structural mechanics.

Deformable Bodies: Axial Loading and Stiffness

Explores axial loading, stress, strain, and equilibrium states in deformable bodies, emphasizing stability and equilibrium types.

Equilibrium States: Forces in Non-Rigid Systems

Discusses equilibrium states and forces in non-rigid systems using the principle of virtual work.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics

Introduces structural mechanics concepts like distributed loads, centroids, and equilibrium in 2D and 3D.

Virtual Work in Structural Mechanics

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, stability criteria, reaction load calculations, and mechanical systems with springs.

Virtual Work Principles: Energy and Mechanics

Covers work, potential energy, and the principle of virtual work in structural mechanics.

Equilibrium of Forces in 3D

Covers the principles of system equilibrium in 3D and the calculation of resultant forces and couples.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Space Trusses & Frames

Explores space trusses, frames, and hierarchical structural metamaterials, including loaded frames and hydraulic cylinders.

Mechanical Equilibrium: Forces and Resultants

Explores mechanical equilibrium, focusing on forces, moments, and resultants in 2D and 3D systems, emphasizing system isolation and equilibrium conditions.

Systems of Forces in 3D

Explores systems of forces in three dimensions, emphasizing moments and couples, equilibrium, and scalar components.

Space Trusses & Frames

Covers space trusses, frames, and machines, emphasizing equilibrium analysis and structural design principles.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Systems of Forces

Introduces the fundamental concepts of forces, moments, and their classifications in structural mechanics.

Virtual Work II: Equilibrium States and Reaction Forces in Nonrigid Systems

Explores virtual work in structural mechanics, emphasizing equilibrium states and reaction forces in nonrigid systems.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics

Introduces the basics of structural mechanics, covering plane trusses, internal forces, and equilibrium analysis.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Introduces the fundamentals of structural mechanics, covering equilibrium, boundary conditions, free-body diagrams, and constraints.

Work, Potential Energy and Virtual Work

Explores work, potential energy, and virtual work in statics and dynamics, emphasizing equilibrium states and stability.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics

Introduces resultants in 3D, equilibrium in 2D, and free-body diagrams for structural analysis.

Structural Mechanics: Systems of Forces

Covers systems of forces, moments, couples, and stress in 2D and 3D, as well as the effect of force-couple systems.