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050 Engineering Mechanics

Lecture 3: Dimension analysis and


application to engineering
structures
1.050 – Content overview
I. Dimensional analysis
1. On monsters, mice and mushrooms Lectures 1-3
2. Similarity relations: Important engineering tools Sept.

II. Stresses and strength


2. Stresses and equilibrium Lectures 4-15
3. Strength models (how to design structures,
foundations.. against mechanical failure) Sept./Oct.

III. Deformation and strain


4. How strain gages work?
5. How to measure deformation in a 3D Lectures 16-19
structure/material? Oct.

IV. Elasticity
5. Elasticity model – link stresses and deformation Lectures 20-31
6. Variational methods in elasticity
Nov.
V. How things fail – and how to avoid it
7. Elastic instabilities
8. Plasticity (permanent deformation) Lectures 32-37
9. Fracture mechanics Dec.
1.050 – Content overview
I. Dimensional analysis
Lecture 1: Introduction & Galileo's problem
Lecture 2: Dimensional Analysis and Atomic Explosion
Lecture 3: Dimension analysis and application to engineering
structures

II. Stresses and strength

III. Deformation and strain

IV. Elasticity

V. How things fail – and how to avoid it


D-Analysis of Tall Buildings

Graphic of tall buildings removed due to copyright restrictions.

http://www.joelertola.com/grfx/grfx_update_feb_05/tall_buildings.jpg
Hurricane Katrina

Photograph of skyscraper removed due


to copyright restrictions.

Wind speeds 200 km/h

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/126301main_Katrina_082805_516.jpg
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/newspics/074/BurjDubai.jpg
Lab Results: Drag Coefficient
on smooth objects

FD v
400 Π0 = = F ( Π1 = )
ρaU2D2 UD
200
100
60
ρa(UD)2

40 A 24
2FD

CD =
20 Re

10
CD = 2Π0 =

6 Smooth Cylinder
4
B C D
2
1
0.6
0.4
0.2 E
Smooth Sphere
0.1
0.06
10-1 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107
−1 UD
Reynolds Number Re = Π1 = v

Figure by MIT OpenCourseWare.

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