• Beam deflections and elastic curve.
• Advanced topics in bending: beams of variable cross-section, bending of composite sections, inelastic bending, oblique bending, eccentric loading, and combined bending and shear.
• Material failure criteria: Tresca, von Mises, and Mohr.
• Introduction to energy methods.
• Triaxial stress and strain.
• Advanced topics in the engineering theory of torsion.
• Combined loading of beams.
• Stability – buckling of columns.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Calculate beam deflections and determine the elastic curve.
• Determine the stress state in special bending cases (beams of variable cross-section, bending of composite sections, inelastic bending, oblique bending, eccentric loading, and combined bending and shear).
• Apply the fundamental material failure criteria.
• Explain the basic energy methods used in structural analysis.
• Perform stress and strain calculations for members under triaxial stress conditions.
• Apply the engineering theory of torsion, including advanced torsion problems.
• Determine the stress state in beams subjected to combined loading.
• Analyze stability (buckling) problems and calculate the critical buckling load.