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Structural Analysis
Structural analysis is a branch of solid mechanics which uses simplified models for solids like bars, beams and shells for engineering decision making. Its main objective is to determine the effect of loads on physical structures and their components. In contrast to theory of elasticity, the models used in structural analysis are often differential equations in one spatial variable. Structures subject to this type of analysis include all that must withstand loads, such as buildings, bridges, aircraft and ships. Structural analysis uses ideas from applied mechanics, materials science and applied mathematics to compute a structure's deformations, internal forces, stresses, support reactions, velocity, accelerations, and stability. The results of the analysis are used to verify a structure's fitness for use, often precluding physical tests. Structural analysis is thus a key part of the engineering design of structures. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solid Mechanics
Solid mechanics (also known as mechanics of solids) is the branch of continuum mechanics that studies the behavior of solid materials, especially their motion and deformation (mechanics), deformation under the action of forces, temperature changes, phase (chemistry), phase changes, and other external or internal agents. Solid mechanics is fundamental for civil engineering, civil, Aerospace engineering, aerospace, nuclear engineering, nuclear, Biomedical engineering, biomedical and mechanical engineering, for geology, and for many branches of physics and chemistry such as materials science. It has specific applications in many other areas, such as understanding the anatomy of living beings, and the design of dental prosthesis, dental prostheses and surgical implants. One of the most common practical applications of solid mechanics is the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, Euler–Bernoulli beam equation. Solid mechanics extensively uses tensors to describe stresses, strains, and the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
