1. Fundamentals of Virtual Work for Civil Engineers

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  2. Welcome and Introduction

    • 1. Welcome to the course
    • 2. Syllabus walkthrough
    • 3. Maximise course value!
    • Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)

  3. Quick Review of Trusses (optional)

    • 4. Section overview
    • 5. Key features of a truss
    • 6. The joint resolution method
    • Exercise solution
    • 7. The method of sections
    • 8. Worked example

  4. Strain Energy

    • 9. Section overview
    • 10. What is strain energy?
    • 11. Energy stored in a structure
    • 12. Energy storage and trusses
    • 13. Let's try that again
    • 14. What are the limitations of strain energy?

  5. Virtual Work

    • 15. Section overview
    • 16. The basic idea
    • 17. Equilibrium force system
    • 18. Compatible displacement system
    • 19. The Principle of Virtual Work

  6. Pin-Jointed Structures / Trusses

    • 20. Section overview
    • 21. A strategy for analysing trusses
    • 22. Finding unknown displacements
    • 23. Finding unknown forces

  7. Practice Questions

    • 24. Section overview
    • 25. Practice Question 1
    • 26. Practice Question 2
    • 27. Practice Question 3
    • 28. Practice Question 4
    • 29. Practice Question 5

  8. Wrap up

    • 30. Closing comments and Certificate of Completion
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  1. Fundamentals of Virtual Work for Civil Engineers

    • Buy now
    • Learn more

  2. Welcome and Introduction
    • 1. Welcome to the course
    • 2. Syllabus walkthrough
    • 3. Maximise course value!
    • Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)

  3. Quick Review of Trusses (optional)
    • 4. Section overview
    • 5. Key features of a truss
    • 6. The joint resolution method
    • Exercise solution
    • 7. The method of sections
    • 8. Worked example

  4. Strain Energy
    • 9. Section overview
    • 10. What is strain energy?
    • 11. Energy stored in a structure
    • 12. Energy storage and trusses
    • 13. Let's try that again
    • 14. What are the limitations of strain energy?

  5. Virtual Work
    • 15. Section overview
    • 16. The basic idea
    • 17. Equilibrium force system
    • 18. Compatible displacement system
    • 19. The Principle of Virtual Work

  6. Pin-Jointed Structures / Trusses
    • 20. Section overview
    • 21. A strategy for analysing trusses
    • 22. Finding unknown displacements
    • 23. Finding unknown forces

  7. Practice Questions
    • 24. Section overview
    • 25. Practice Question 1
    • 26. Practice Question 2
    • 27. Practice Question 3
    • 28. Practice Question 4
    • 29. Practice Question 5

  8. Wrap up
    • 30. Closing comments and Certificate of Completion