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MechMat 7: Normal Loading I – YouTube playlist
Mechanics of Materials – Session 7: Normal Loading
We discuss cases of normal loading in considering volumetric strain and dilatiaton, bulk modulus, and distributed axial loading.
Date: June 7, 2023
Notes
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Session 7: MechMat- Normal Loading – Colab IPython
Additional Videos
Date: September 26, 2023
Axial Deformation | Derivation of Axial Displacement Formula
This video describes the derivation and conventions associated with the axial displacement/deformation formula.
Watch all 4:44.
Volumetric Strain for Tri – Axial Loading | Stresses and Strains | Strength of Materials |
This video derives an expression for volumetric strain.
Watch up to 8:50.
Bulk Modulus of Elasticity and Compressibility
This video describes the bulk modulus of a material.
Watch up to 4:35.
Factor of Safety and its Importance
This video describes a designer’s perspective on factors of safety.
Watch up to 5:26.
Mechanics of Materials: Lesson 6 – Factor of safety Explained, Example Problem
This video describes factor of safety in terms of the allowable load divided by the actual load or the allowable stress divided by the actual stress.
Watch up to 4:50.
Online Text
lec13.pdf | Mechanics & Materials I | Mechanical Engineering | MIT OpenCourseWare
EngArc – L – Bulk Modulus and Dilation (engineeringarchives.com)
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