Lectures delivered in pdf files as follows:

1. Foundations of solid mechanics and variational methods
2. Theory of linear elasticity: stress and strain, equations of motion, Hooke’s law, plane stress and plane strain problems
3. Introduction of the calculus of variations: examples of simple functionals, the first variation, the Delta operator, Euler-Lagrange equation.
4. Variational principle of energy : Principle of virtual work, principle of minimum potential energy, principle of minimum complementary energy.
5. Structural behaviour and analysis
6. Beams: Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theory
7. Plates: Kirchhoff and Mindlin plate theory

Comparison of various analysing techniques

• Theory of Elasticity／S.P. Timoshenko and J.N. Goodier：McGraw-Hill
• Theory of Plates and Shells／S.P. Timoshenko and S. Woinowsky-Krieger：McGraw-Hill
• Energy of Principles in Structural Mechanics／T.R.Tauchert：McGraw-Hill
• Variational Methods in Elasticity & Plasticity／K.Washizu：Pergamon Press