This course deals with shear and bending. Shear is a set of parallel, non-collinear forces acting across an element and bending is the curved form taken by a slender element when subjected to loads perpendicular to the element. These forces are easy to understand. You will study how stress and bending force acts for different structures and also, identify what role these forces play in their designs. The first module introduces you to the concept of shear and bending while building structures. The second module explores different understanding of stress and bending. It defines important terms used to understand these forces. It also studies the impact of shear and compression on beams of different materials. You will also learn how to calculate shear stresses and bending stresses. The third module explores how to build a cardboard beam or shelf . You'll also study the structure beam and share a report on it.
Engineering of Structures: Shear and Bending
This course is part of The Engineering of Structures Around Us Specialization
Instructor: Vicki May
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Identify the definitions of the key glossary terms related to shear and bending
Define beams
Identify different types of beams
Define shear and tension forces
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module introduces you to the concept of shear and bending while building structures.
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2 videos9 readings2 assignments
This module explores different understanding of stress and bending. It defines important terms used in to understand these forces. It also studies the impact of shear and compression on beam of different material. You will also learn how to calculate shear stresses and bending stresses.
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6 videos8 readings9 assignments2 plugins
This module explores how to build a cardboard beam or shelf . You'll also study the structure beam and share a report on it.
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4 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts
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Reviewed on Aug 14, 2024
This course very useful for engineering mechanical
Reviewed on Jan 21, 2025
Professor Vicki is the best at explaining all the concepts from this module
Reviewed on Oct 21, 2023
learn a lot especially for someone in the engineering field
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