CT 5141 Theory of Elasticity, Study Guide

updated: 26 Jan. 2005

Direct Methods

Chapter 1.Read once.
Chapter 2.Study Sections 2.2 and 2.7, Skip the rest.
Chapter 3.Read 3.1 to 3.4
Study Sections 3.5 and 3.6.
Chapter 4.Read Sections 4.1 and 4.2.
Study Section 4.3.
Chapter 5.Read once.
Chapter 6.Study all, except Section 6.7, 6.8 and 6.11
Chapter 7.(Hand out) Study all.

Energy Methods

Chapter 1.Study all.
Chapter 2.Study all. Do not spent much time on understanding the derivations.
Chapter 3.Study all. Do not spent much time on understanding the derivations.
Chapter 4.Study all.
Chapter 5.Skip all.
Chapter 6.Read once.
Chapter 7.Skip all.
Chapter 8.Study all.

Exam Problems and Answers

Practice a number of previous exams.