Advanced Structural Analysis/Part I - Theory/Materials/Properties

1. Introduction
2. Elasticity
3. Plasticity
4. Ductility
5. Hardness
6. Resilience

Introduction

This section covers both qualitative and quantifiable physical properties of solids.

A viable knowledge of mechanical engineering rests on a basic understanding of engineering materials; and the behavior of such materials is the empirical foundation upon which the entire science of solid mechanics is built. Although this is the very beginning, a basin of information is presented that facilitate powerful and sophisticated reasoning by even the simplest means.