Understanding Solid Mechanics: Applied Stress Analysis

This course aims to provide an understanding of the calculations required to determine the internal forces and stress distributions that correspond to the external loads applied on different structures utilised for their efficiency under certain conditions.

The course deals with beams that support bending forces acting along their length, shells and cylinders that support normal forces acting on their surfaces and shafts that support torsional forces.

Each session is a building block - over the four weeks, you will cover:

1. Understanding Stresses in Beams
2. Understanding Stresses in Thick Cylinders
3. Understanding Stresses in Shells
4. Understanding Shear Stresses and Torsion of Shafts

The course covers these topics in a concise and practical manner. Unlike traditional university courses, this course avoids lengthy mathematical derivations and highlights many practical examples to illustrate the application of solid mechanic theories in modelling and analysing engineering structures. Where possible, exercises that can be done by hand are included so that attendees can test their knowledge. Full solutions will be provided within a few weeks of completing the course.

Who should attend?

• Engineers and designers wishing to understand the background to solid mechanics in order to improve their analysis and simulation capacity.
• Engineers looking to refresh and improve their knowledge in solid mechanics.