Continuum Mechanics

Course objective

To provide fundamental knowledge in solid mechanics, focusing on the concepts of general stress, strain, and buckling of thin plates and their application in aircraft design.

Syllabus at a glance

1. 1Load on Structure and Response of Material
2. 2Stress Tensor
3. 3Deformation on Body and Strain Tensor
4. 4General Hooke's Law
5. 5Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Structures
6. 6Curved Beams
7. 7Bending of Thin Plates
8. 8Torsion
9. 9Shear Centers for Thin Wall Beam Cross Section
10. 10Structural Instabilities of Thin Plates and Beams