Lectures related to Designing Structures: Marshmallow Challenge and Mechanics

Structural Analysis: Reticulated Systems and Their Equilibrium

Covers the principles of structural analysis for reticulated systems, focusing on equilibrium, force diagrams, and the modeling of trusses and cables.

Arches and Cables: Structural Analysis Principles

Covers the principles of structural analysis for arches and cables, focusing on geometry and load distribution.

Distributed Loads: Centroids and Centers of Mass

Discusses distributed loads, focusing on centroids and centers of mass in structural mechanics.

Moments and Beams: Structural Analysis Fundamentals

Presents the fundamental principles of moments and beams in structural analysis.

Modeling Structures: Arches and Cables

Covers the modeling and analysis of arches and cables in structures.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Course Overview and Logistics

Introduces the ME-104 course on structural mechanics, covering objectives, logistics, and key concepts in understanding static forces and structural analysis.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, including materials, geometries, and classes of engineering materials.

Structural Mechanics: Understanding Structures' Behavior under Loads

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, exploring how structures respond to loads and the factors influencing their behavior.

Mechanics of Slender Structures: Elasticity & Buckling

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

Beam Analysis: Distributed Loads and Internal Forces

Covers beam analysis under distributed loads, focusing on internal forces and moments.

Deformable Structures: Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Systems

Discusses the analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate deformable structures.

Deformable Structures: Analyzing Hyperstatic Systems

Covers the analysis of hyperstatic structures using virtual work principles and computational methods.

Principle of Virtual Work: Structural Mechanics Applications

Covers the principle of virtual work and its applications in structural mechanics through various exercises and detailed calculations.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Systems of Forces

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

Structural Mechanics: Force Method for Beams

Covers the force method for analyzing beams supported at three points, focusing on moments and shear forces.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, including materials, mechanics vocabulary, the Eiffel Tower, and the collapse of the Quebec Bridge.

Structural Analysis: Internal Forces and Displacements

Covers the analysis of internal forces and displacements in a beam supported at three points.

Rigid Structures: Analysis and Definitions

Covers the analysis of rigid structures, focusing on definitions, trusses, and internal forces.

Beams: Internal Forces and Stress Resultants

Covers the fundamentals of beams, including types, stress resultants, and internal load diagrams.

Static Analysis: Modeling Structural Behavior

Covers static analysis and the importance of accurate structural modeling in engineering.