Mechanics of slender structures

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ME-411 Mechanics of Slender Structures (Fall 2024)

ME-411 (Fall 2023) Lecture 13: Final Overview and Review of the Course

12.12.2024, 12:19

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 12: Shells III (extra material)

28.11.2024, 15:28

* Point indentation of shells (Reissner's solution)
* A nonlinear theory of (spherical) shells: Donnel-Mushtari-Vlasov (DMV)
* Pressure buckling of a spherical shell (Zoelly's solution)

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 11: Shells II

28.11.2024, 15:20

* Expression of the Kirchhoff-Stain Venant energy in a covariant setting;
* Dimensional reduction for shells (3D-to-2D);
* Equilibrium equations for spherical shells: Linear shell theory;

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 10: Shells I

21.11.2024, 12:50

* Linear pressure vessels
* Differential geometry of surfaces: a brief primer
- covariant and contravariant base vectors
- first and second fundamental forms
- 3D metric tensor

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 09: Plates III

14.11.2024, 16:48

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 08: Plates II

07.11.2024, 15:29

* Framework for the theory of plates:
- Curvature tensor;
- Nonlinear component of strain;
- Bending and Stretching energies.
* Variation of bending and stretching energies.
* Föppl-von Kármán Equations (Equations of equilibrium)

Pre-studio 08a: Circular plate under distributed load (ME-411 Fall 2024)

06.11.2024, 15:17

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 07: Plates I

31.10.2024, 14:27

* Plates in pure bending: deformation, strain, stress;
* Total strain energy: in-plane stretching energy and out-of-plane bending energy;
* Wrinkling, an application.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 06: Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods II

17.10.2024, 13:56

How to use the Kirchhoff equations of rods. Examples (in 3D):
* Example of kinematics in 3D: Determine the shape of a rod, given the Darboux vector.
* Example of twisted solutions in the Kirchhoff equations: Determine the shape of a rod, given the boundary conditions.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 05: Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods I

10.10.2024, 17:50

* Differential geometry of curves
* Frénet-Serret frame
* Cosserat frame 
* Darboux Vector
* Kirchhoff's equilibrium equations of rods

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 04: Nonlinear beam theory

03.10.2024, 14:09

* Strain-displacement relations for a nonlinear beam;
* Simplifications of the general theory;
* First-order constitutive relation for linear elastic behavior;
* Equations of equilibrium from variational methods;
* Small strain, moderate rotation for circular rings.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 03: Calculus of Variations and Euler's Elastica

26.09.2024, 17:38

* Variational methods
* Calculus of variations with constraints
* Example: Equilibrium shape of a bent inextensible beam clamped at its ends
* Euler's Elastica
* Numerical methods and examples (the shooting method)
* Analytical methods for Euler's Elastica (elliptic integrals)

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 02: Dimensional Analysis & Scaling Laws

19.09.2024, 12:56

  • Base dimensions and units
  • Buckingham-Pi Theorem
  • Summary of the recipe to solve a problem using dimensional analysis
  • Physical similarity
  • Scalings

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 01: Review - 3D Linear Elasticity & Beams

12.09.2024, 14:02

* Introduction to ME-411 and Logistics
* 3D Linear Elasticity (Review) 
* Beams: 
- internal loads 
- bending
- torsion

Pre-Studio 11: Membrane theory of shells (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 10: Cylinders: pressure and geometry (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-studio 09: Buckling of plates (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 08 - Extra: Notes on the derivation of boundary conditions (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 07: Tearing of an adhesive thin film (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 06: Mechanics of a helix under gravity (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 05: Naturally curved hair in 2D (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 04: Nonlinear beams: matched approximations (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 03: Elasto-gravity bending (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 02: Dimensional analysis and Scaling Laws (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 01: Truss Structures and Beams (ME-411 Fall 2024)

06.09.2024, 17:13

ME-411 Mechanics of Slender Structures (Fall 2024)

ME-411 (Fall 2023) Lecture 13: Final Overview and Review of the Course

12.12.2024, 12:19

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 12: Shells III (extra material)

28.11.2024, 15:28

* Point indentation of shells (Reissner's solution)
* A nonlinear theory of (spherical) shells: Donnel-Mushtari-Vlasov (DMV)
* Pressure buckling of a spherical shell (Zoelly's solution)

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 11: Shells II

28.11.2024, 15:20

* Expression of the Kirchhoff-Stain Venant energy in a covariant setting;
* Dimensional reduction for shells (3D-to-2D);
* Equilibrium equations for spherical shells: Linear shell theory;

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 10: Shells I

21.11.2024, 12:50

* Linear pressure vessels
* Differential geometry of surfaces: a brief primer
- covariant and contravariant base vectors
- first and second fundamental forms
- 3D metric tensor

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 09: Plates III

14.11.2024, 16:48

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 08: Plates II

07.11.2024, 15:29

* Framework for the theory of plates:
- Curvature tensor;
- Nonlinear component of strain;
- Bending and Stretching energies.
* Variation of bending and stretching energies.
* Föppl-von Kármán Equations (Equations of equilibrium)

Pre-studio 08a: Circular plate under distributed load (ME-411 Fall 2024)

06.11.2024, 15:17

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 07: Plates I

31.10.2024, 14:27

* Plates in pure bending: deformation, strain, stress;
* Total strain energy: in-plane stretching energy and out-of-plane bending energy;
* Wrinkling, an application.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 06: Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods II

17.10.2024, 13:56

How to use the Kirchhoff equations of rods. Examples (in 3D):
* Example of kinematics in 3D: Determine the shape of a rod, given the Darboux vector.
* Example of twisted solutions in the Kirchhoff equations: Determine the shape of a rod, given the boundary conditions.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 05: Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods I

10.10.2024, 17:50

* Differential geometry of curves
* Frénet-Serret frame
* Cosserat frame 
* Darboux Vector
* Kirchhoff's equilibrium equations of rods

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 04: Nonlinear beam theory

03.10.2024, 14:09

* Strain-displacement relations for a nonlinear beam;
* Simplifications of the general theory;
* First-order constitutive relation for linear elastic behavior;
* Equations of equilibrium from variational methods;
* Small strain, moderate rotation for circular rings.

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 03: Calculus of Variations and Euler's Elastica

26.09.2024, 17:38

* Variational methods
* Calculus of variations with constraints
* Example: Equilibrium shape of a bent inextensible beam clamped at its ends
* Euler's Elastica
* Numerical methods and examples (the shooting method)
* Analytical methods for Euler's Elastica (elliptic integrals)

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 02: Dimensional Analysis & Scaling Laws

19.09.2024, 12:56

  • Base dimensions and units
  • Buckingham-Pi Theorem
  • Summary of the recipe to solve a problem using dimensional analysis
  • Physical similarity
  • Scalings

ME-411 (Fall 2024) Lecture 01: Review - 3D Linear Elasticity & Beams

12.09.2024, 14:02

* Introduction to ME-411 and Logistics
* 3D Linear Elasticity (Review) 
* Beams: 
- internal loads 
- bending
- torsion

Pre-Studio 11: Membrane theory of shells (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 10: Cylinders: pressure and geometry (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-studio 09: Buckling of plates (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 08 - Extra: Notes on the derivation of boundary conditions (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 07: Tearing of an adhesive thin film (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 06: Mechanics of a helix under gravity (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 05: Naturally curved hair in 2D (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:31

Pre-Studio 04: Nonlinear beams: matched approximations (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 03: Elasto-gravity bending (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 02: Dimensional analysis and Scaling Laws (ME-411 Fall 2024)

10.09.2024, 14:30

Pre-Studio 01: Truss Structures and Beams (ME-411 Fall 2024)

06.09.2024, 17:13