Video Lectures & Tutorials

A curated multimedia archive of structural mechanics, stress analysis, and structural engineering problem walkthroughs.

Total Videos 11

Cylindrical pressure vessel

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Here you can see a cylindrical pressure vessel. If there is internal pressure, P, what is the magnitude of stresses in the walls? In order to find those stresses, we cut the cylinder in longitudinal and transverse directions, draw free body diagrams and write a force balance. Then we derive equations for longitudinal and transverse (Hoop) stresses. Which stress you think is greater? Longitudinal or hoop stresses?

Shearing areas

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Shear stress is the force parallel to the area per unit area. Shear failure of bolt due to shear stress is one of connection failure types. The shear stress on the bolt depends on the force, area of the bolt cross-section, and number of shearing areas. How many shearing areas do you see in these examples?

Example bearing resistance

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Bearing resistance is a type of failure in connections. It occurs on the plate around the bolt. The affected area is a half circle with non-uniform stress. For simplification, we work with the projected rectangular area, assuming a uniform stress distribution. How many of these areas do you see? Which plate fails earlier?

Axial force - Example 2

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

An axially loaded column.

Force method

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Solving an axially loaded column for support reactions using force method.

Displacement method

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Structural analysis tutorial focusing on application of the displacement method.

Example - Hyperstatic

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

In this hyperstatic problem, we apply Castigliano's method to add 1 more equation and find support reactions.

Composite slabs are subject to bending

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Composite slabs are examples of beams application in civil engineering.

Problem 1

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Simply supported beam.

Problem 18

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

Projecting the force on the principal axes of inertia.

Problem 20

Soltanalipour, Milad
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria

A water container with tubular stiffeners. Here, we deal with a triangular uniform load caused by hydrostatic pressure.