Mechanics of Materials III: Beam Bending

Offered By: Georgia Institute of Technology via Coursera

Course Description

Overview

This course explores the analysis and design of beam bending problems. Prerequisite Knowledge: You will need to have successfully completed my earlier course “Mechanics of Materials I: Fundamentals of Stress and Strain and Axial Loading” in order to be successful in this course ------------------------------------------------- The copyright of all content and materials in this course are owned by either the Georgia Tech Research Corporation or Dr. Wayne Whiteman. By participating in the course or using the content or materials, whether in whole or in part, you agree that you may download and use any content and/or material in this course for your own personal, non-commercial use only in a manner consistent with a student of any academic course. Any other use of the content and materials, including use by other academic universities or entities, is prohibited without express written permission of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Interested parties may contact Dr. Wayne Whiteman directly for information regarding the procedure to obtain a non-exclusive license.

Syllabus

Welcome
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

In this section, we will review sketching shear force and bending moment diagrams.

Elastic Beam Bending

In this section, we will learn how to analyze and design for elastic beam bending.

Inelastic beam bending

In this section, we will learn about the analysis and design of inelastic beam bending.

Shear Stresses in Beams subjected to Non-Uniform Loading

In this section, we will learn how to analyze and design for shear stresses in beams subjected to non-uniform loading.

Design of Beams

In this section, we will learn how to design appropriate beams for use in real world engineering structures.

Taught by

Dr. Wayne Whiteman, PE