Although this is a class in solid mechanics, I chose a project which focuses on fluid dynamics. I did this because I think this project will be very educational with respect to the Finite Element Analysis and mechanics in general.
Mechanics of Materials is the book I used for my undergraduate course in strength of materials and it helped me understand the basics, and hence my selection.
The outline is as follows:
Ch. 1: Introduction - concepts of stress
Ch. 2: Stress and strain - axial loading
Ch. 3: Torsion
Ch. 4: Pure bending
Ch. 5: Analysis and design of beams for bending
Ch. 6: Shearing stresses in beams and thin-walled members
Ch. 7: Transformations of stress and strain
Hello,
My name is Pawel and I am a Junior in Harvard College, studying Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering.
The only course in solid mechanics I've taken so far is the Harvard's undergraduate intro course ES 120 - I guess it's similar to intro courses offered at other universities. Bits and pieces of solid mechanics also appeared in some other courses, but mostly in a very basic form.