Techniques for Structural Analysis and Design Lecture Notes
This note introduces analysis techniques for complex structures and
the role of material properties in structural design, failure, and longevity. Topics covered includes:
Kinetics, Kinematics, Thermodynamic Principles, Constitutive Equations, Boundary
Value Problems of Elasticity, Energy and Variational Principles, Concepts of
Calculus of Variations, Virtual Work and Energy Principles, Weighted Residual
Methods, Isoparametric Derivation of Bar Element Stiffness Matrix, Fracture
Mechanics, Fatigue and Longevity.
Author(s): MIT,Prof. Raul
Radovitzky
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