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Topics: Structural elements design, Structural Analysis Techniques, Shear Force, Bending moment, Shear force diagram, Bending moment diagram, Deflection of Beams, Elastic Shear stress distribution, Elastic Bending stress distribution, Transformed sections, Moment distribution, Bending stiffness, Rotational Stiffness, Carry-over moment, Pinned End, Free Moments, Fixed bending moments, Distribution Factors, Design Philosophies, Permissible stress Design, Load Factor Design, Limit State Design, Design codes, Eurocodes, National Annex, Structural Loading, Dead loads, Imposed loads, Imposed roof loads, Floor load distribution, Load distribution, Structural Instability, Overall Stability, Robustness, Reinforced concrete Element's Design, Structural Steelwork Elements' Design, Structural Timber Elements' Design.

Topics: Aircraft Materials, Aerospace Materials, aluminum, Titanium, Magnesium, steel, super alloys, Fibre–polymer composites, Fibre–metal laminates, Factor of safety, Design factor, safety factor, Network Polymers, Deformation mechanisms, Semi crystalline polymers, plastic polymers, elastomers deformation mechanism, Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Time-Dependent Deformation, Stress relaxation test, Advanced Polymers, Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Topics: Simple stress, simple strain, Shear stress, Saint-Venant's principle, Stress, strain, Modulus of elasticity, Modulus of Rigidity, Bar elongation, Superposition principle, Tapering section Bars, Elongation due to self-weight, Uniform strength column, Statically indeterminate systems, Temperature stresses, Shrinking on, Strain analysis, Tensile test diagram, Elastic constants, Three-Dimensional stress systems, Compound stress, compound stress, Principal stresses, Maximum shear stresses, Mohr's Stress cycle, Three coplanar stress, Ellipse of Stress, Strain Analysis, Principal Strain, Principal shear strain, Mohr's Strain cycle, Strain Energy, Shear force, Bending moment, Supports types, Bending stress in beams, Simple bending theory, Moment of inertia, Flitched beams, composite beams, Unsymmetrical bending, Ellipse of inertia, Shear stress in beams, Shear stress variation, Built-up beams, Shear centre, Deflection, Beam differential equation, Deflection at a point, Macaulay's method, Moment-Area method, Strain energy due to bending, Castigliano's First theorem, Deflection by castigliano's Theorem, Impact loading on beams, conjugate beam method, Betti's reciprocal deflections theorem, Maxwell's Reciprocal Deflection theorem, Fixed beams, Continuous beams, Fixidity Effects, Clapeyron's three moment equation, Torsion, Springs, Columns, Struts, Failure Theories, Plastic bending, Plane frame structures, Materials properties, Materials testing, Tensile testing, Compression testing, Torsion testing, Hardness testing, Impact testing, Fatigue testing

Topics: Atomic Structure, Electronic Configuration, Crystal Geometry, Crystal Structure, Crystal Defects, bond, electron theory, Photoelectric Effect, diffusion, mechanical test, alloy, phase diagram, phase transformation, heat treatment, deformation, oxidation, corrosion, thermal properties, optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, semiconductors, superconductivity, polymers, elastomers, organic materials, composites, nanostructure, spintronics, crystal, whiskers, unit cell, Co-ordination Number, crystal Imperfections, Anisotropy, Frank-Read Source, Crystal Growth, bond, Drude-Lorentz Theory, Metallic Bonding, . Fermi-Dirac, Sommerfield Free-Electron Theory, Brillouin Zones, Energy Bands, Resistivity, Conductivity, Thermoelectricity, Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation, Photoelectric Cell, Fick’s Laws, Surface Diffusion, Atomic Model, Mechanical Tests, Hume-Rothery’s Rules, Lever Rule, Annealing, Mass Effect, Pyrometers, Elastic Deformation, Plastic Deformation, Twinning, Work Hardening, Strain Hardening, Season Cracking

Topics: Chemical Engineering Processes, Material Balance, Energy Balance, temperature measurement, temperature conversion, dimensional homogeneity, dimensionless quantities, process flow sheet, process unit, process streams, mass flow rates, volumetric rates, moles, molecular weight, stream composition, mass fraction, mole fraction, concentration, pressure measurement, pressure-sensing devices, process units, degrees of freedom analysis, process flow diagram, multiunit process flow diagram, mass balance, Stoichiometric Equation, Stoichiometric Coefficients, Stoichiometric Ratio, Limiting Reactant, Excess Reactants, Combustion Reactions, Chemical Equilibrium, Multiple-Unit Process Flowcharts, Single-Phase Systems, Multiphase Systems, Ideal Gas Equation of State, liquid density, solid density, gas density, Real Gas Relationships, Compressibility Factor, Virial Equation of State, van der Waals Equation of State, Soave–Redlich–Kwong Equation of State, Kay’s Mixing Rules, phase diagram, Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium Curve, Vapor Pressure Estimation, Clapeyron Equation, Clausius–Clapeyron Equation, Cox Chart, Antoine Equation, Partial Pressure, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures, Gibbs’ Phase Rule, Bubble Point, Dew Point, Critical Point, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, energy balance, steam turbine, heaters, coolers, compressors, Mechanical Energy Balance, Enthalpy Calculations, Constant Heat Capacity, Psychrometric Chart, Heat of Reaction, Heats of Formation, Heat of Combustion, Heat of Reaction Method, Unsteady-State Material Balance, Unsteady-State Energy Balance

Topics: Structural Design, Design Philosophy, Design Basics, Basic structural concepts, materials properties, Design loads acting on structures, Design loads acting on elements, Structural analysis, Beam design, Column design, British Standard Structural design, Beams, Slabs, Foundations, Retaining walls, Design in structural steelwork to BS5950, Iron, Steel, Design Strength, Connections Design, Design in unreinforced masonry, Design in timber to BS5268, Structural design to Eurocodes

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Topics: Structural Mechanics, Elasticity, Elasticity theory, Stress, Displacements, strains, Plane stress, Stress function solution, Finite element method, Triangular element theory, concrete cube analysis, Finite element types, Eight-nodded isoperimetric element, Assessment of solution accuracy, Plain strain, Torsion, Torsion behavior, Solid sections, Circular sections, Non-circular sections, Finite difference solutions, solution comparison methods, solid sections properties, Thin-walled sections, singly closed sections, open sections, Plates, slabs, Beam analogy, Grid analogy, Poisson's ratio effect, Elastic plate theory, Moments, curvatures, Equilibrium, General elastic plate equation, Boundary conditions, Thin shells, Axisymmetric shells Membrane theory, Circular cylindrical shells bending, Structural dynamics, Vibration Types, Free, undamped vibration, Free, damped vibration, Forced, damped vibration, Beams Analysis

Topics: Engineering economy, engineering process, debt capital, equity, interest, interest formula, time value of money, cash flows over time, single payment compound amount factor, single-payment present-worth factor, equal-payment-series compound-amount factor, present-worth factor, functional notation, interest-formula relations, arithmetic gradient series factor, uniform-gradient-series factor, nominal interest rates, effective interest rates, capital-recovery factor

Topics: Materials Science, materials Engineering, Rutherford model, Bohr model, atom, De- Broglie’s atomic model, Atomic bonding, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, Secondary Bonding, metallic bonding, Fluctuating Induced Dipole Bonds, Polar Molecule-Induced Dipole Bonds, Permanent Dipole Bonds, Crystallography, crystal structures, Crystal Lattice, Bravais lattices, Metallic Crystal Structures, Polycrystalline Materials, Non-Crystalline Solids, Miller Indices, Point Defects, Mechanical Properties of Metals, Stress-Strain curve, Elastic deformation, plastic deformation, Tensile Properties, Brinell Hardness Test, Micro-hardness Test, Knoop Hardness Test, Scleroscope Hardness Test, durometer, fracture, creep, dislocation, Solid-Solution Strengthening, Microstructural Exam, Grain size determination, carbon steel, cast iron, alloy, Dielectric Materials, Dielectric strength, Intrinsic dielectric strength, Magnetic Properties, Diamagnetism, Ferromagnetism, Ferrimagnetism, Hard Magnetic Materials, Extrinsic Semiconductor, semiconductor

Topics: Computation of reactions, Computation of forces and moments, bending moment and shear force, bending moment diagram, beams of composite cross section

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Topics: Advanced engineering mathematics, numerical solution, Newton-Raphson iterative method, numerical methods, linear interpolation, graphical interpolation, Lagrange interpolation, Laplace transform, convolution theorem, periodic functions, Z transform, difference equations, Invariant linear systems, Differential equations, Fourier series, harmonics, Dirichlet conditions, Gibbs’ phenomenon, Complex Fourier series, complex spectra, Fourier’s integral theorem, Leibnitz-Maclaurin method, power series, Cauchy-Euler equi-dimensional equations, Leibnitz theorem, Bessel’s equation, Gamma functions, Bessel functions, Legendre’s equation, Legendre polynomials, Rodrigue’s formula, Sturm-Liouville systems, Orthogonality, Taylor’s series, First-order differential equations, Euler's method, Runge-Kutta method, Matrix algebra, Matrix transformation, Eigenvalues, direction fields, phase plane analysis, nonlinear systems, dynamical systems, Bifurcation, partial differentiation, Elliptic equations, Hyperbolic equations, Parabolic equations, multiple integration, Green’s theorem, integral functions, error function, elliptic functions, vector analysis, Curvilinear coordinates, complex analysis, complex mapping, Maclaurin series, optimization, linear programming, Linear inequalities

Topics: simplex method, degeneracy, duality theory, primal simplex method, Lagrangian duality, sensitivity analysis, parametric analysis, implementation issues, convex analysis, game theory, regression, structural optimization, interior-point methods, central path, Lagrange multipliers, path-following method, KKT system, affine-scaling, method, integer programming, quadratic programming, convex programming, Markowitz model

Topics: Atomic Structure, Atomic Bonding, Crystal structure, Amorphous Structure, Solidification, Crystalline Imperfections, Engineering Alloys, Phase Diagrams, Polymeric Materials, ceramics, Composite Materials, corrosion, light, superconductive materials, magnetic properties, biological materials, biomaterials, smart materials, bond, cubic unit cell, diffusion, alloy, metal, stress, strain, Poisson ratio, plastic deformation, gibbs phase rule, cooling curves, copper, iron, steel, cast iron, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, nickel, thermoplastic, thermost, elastomer, rubber, glass, concrete, asphalt, wood, sandwich structures, corrosion rates, metal-matrix, ceramic-matrix, galvanic cells, microelectronics, nanoelectronics, semiconductors, light, electromagnetic spectrum, laser, luminescence, optical fibers, superconducting materials, ferromagnetic, magnetic field, ferromagnetism, tendon, ligament, articular cartilage

Topics: atomic structure, interatomic bonding, crystalline solids, crystals, atomic bonding, diffusion, dislocation, strengthening mechanisms, failure, mechanical properties, phase diagrams, phase transformations, alloy, ceramic, polymer, corrosion, degradation, composites, polymer synthesis, polymer processing, oxidation, electrical properties, magnetic properties, optical properties, thermal properties, unit cell, density computation, Polymorphism, Allotropy, Crystallographic points, Crystallographic directions, polycrystalline materials, anisotropy, X-ray diffraction, plastic deformation, point defects, atomic vibration, fick's law, Stress–Strain Behavior, Anelasticity, fatigue, creep, solubility limit, phase equilibria

Topics: atomic structure, interatomic bonding, crystalline solids, crystals, atomic bonding, diffusion, dislocation, strengthening mechanisms, failure, mechanical properties, phase diagrams, phase transformations, alloy, ceramic, polymer, corrosion, degradation, composites, polymer synthesis, polymer processing, oxidation, electrical properties, magnetic properties, optical properties, thermal properties, unit cell, density computation, Polymorphism, Allotropy, Crystallographic points, Crystallographic directions, polycrystalline materials, anisotropy, X-ray diffraction, plastic deformation, point defects, atomic vibration, fick's law, Stress–Strain Behavior, Anelasticity, fatigue, creep, solubility limit, phase equilibria

Topics: Tensile stress, Compressive test, Strain, deformation, force, load, shearing forces, bending moments, beam, bending stress, flexural stress, colums, torsion, Strength of materials

Topics: Direct Normal stress, stress, strain, Direct shear stress, Screw Threads, Experimental stress analysis, Computational stress analysis, Fundamental of statics, Materials design properties, Properties of steel, Properties of Cast Iron, Properties of Aluminum, Wood, Concrete, Plastics, Composites, Direct stress, Deformation, Computing design stress, Thermal stress, Bearing stress, Design bearing stress, Twisting, Elastic Torsional Deformation, Torsion, Beam loading, Beams supports, Beam types, Supports reactions, Centroids, Complex shapes centroid, Radius of Gyration, section modulus, Flexure formula, General shear formula, Special shear formulas, Shear flow, Beams deflection, combined stress, Columns, Slenderness Ratio, Buckling formula, Pressure vessels, Bolted connections design, Rivet joints, Eccentrically loaded riveted joints, Eccentrically loaded Bolted joints

Topics: Concrete technology, Cements, Modern cements history, Portland cement manufacturing, Portland cement wet process manufacturing, Portland cement dry process manufacturing, Cement chemical composition, Cements hydration, Heat of hydration, Calcium silicate hydrates, Calcium hydroxide, calcium aluminate hydrates, hydrated cements structure, Water requirement for hydration, Cement types, ASTM cements classification, Ordinary Portland cement, Rapid hardened cement, Extra rapid hardening cement, Portland slag cement, Quick setting cement, super sulphated cement, low heat cement, Portland pozzolana cement, coloured cement, hydrophobic cement, masonry cement, expansive cement, Cement testing, Aggregates, aggregates testing, Aggregates form igneous rock, aggregates from sedimentary rocks, aggregates from metamorphic rock, aggregate crushing value, aggregates impact value, aggregate abrasion value, Deval attrition test, Dorry Abrasion test, Los Angeles test, modulus of elasticity, bulk density, specific gravity, Sieve analysis, Aggregates testing, Water, water qualities, Sea water for mixing concrete, Admixture, construction chemicals, Plasticizers, water reducers, Workability, Plasticizers action, Superplasticizers classification, Factors affecting workability, Superplasticizers types, Fresh concrete, Fresh concrete water content, Fresh concrete mix proportions, Aggregates sizes in fresh concrete, Aggregates shape, Surface texture, Admixture use in fresh concrete, Workability measurement, Slump test, k-slump test, aggregates grading, compacting factor test, flow test, flow table apparatus, vee bee consistometer test, setting of concrete, Manufacture of concrete process, Concrete compaction, Concrete curing, Concrete strength, Water-cement ratio, Strength gaining with age, Concrete maturity concept, Bond strength, High strength concrete, Elasticity, Creep, Shrinkage, Aggregates elastic properties, Modulus of Elasticity, Dynamic modulus of elasticity, Poison's ratio, Creep rheological representation, Creep measurement, Factors affecting creep, Aggregate influence, Mix proportion influence, Shrinkage, Plastic Shrinkage, Drying Shrinkage, Moisture movement, Autogenous Shrinkage, Carbonation shrinkage, Concrete Durability, Strength to Durability relationship, Concrete volume change, Durability definition, durability significance, Permeability, Cement paste permeability, Concrete permeability, Plastic shrinkage cracks, Settlement cracks, Thermal shrinkage, Hardened concrete testing, Concrete mix design, Special concrete, concrete methods