Fundamentals of Virtual Work for Civil Engineers
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Welcome and Introduction

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

15. Section overview
16. The basic idea
17. Equilibrium force system
18. Compatible displacement system
19. The Principle of Virtual Work
Pin-Jointed Structures / Trusses

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

30. Closing comments and Certificate of Completion

Strain Energy

6 Lessons