Explores the significance of approximations in engineering calculations, showcasing historical tools like slide rules and demonstrating approximation techniques with simple algebraic examples.
Explores the multiscale mechanics of metal plasticity, covering dislocations, crystal plasticity, and atomistic plasticity, with a focus on dynamic strain aging in aluminum alloys.
Covers tension, elasticity, Poisson ratio, stress, strain, constitutive models, bending, buckling of rods, and historical remarks on mechanics in Switzerland.
