COURSE OBJECTIVE 1: At the end of this part, the students will learn basic definitions, different coordinate systems and simplified expressions for some section properties for thin walled structures

COURSE OBJECTIVE 2: At the end of this part, the students will learn the stress distributions in stretching and bending

COURSE OBJECTIVE 3: At the end of this part, the students will learn the stress distributions in stretching and bending

COURSE OBJECTIVE 4: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze various sections under torsional loading

COURSE OBJECTIVE 5: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze various sections under shear forces

COURSE OBJECTIVE 6: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine the shear center of various sections

COURSE OBJECTIVE 7: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine the warping of various sections in torsion

COURSE OBJECTIVE 8: At the end of this part, the students will learn Vlasov beam theory

COURSE OBJECTIVE 9: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze beam columns

COURSE OBJECTIVE 10: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine critical loads in flexural-torsional buckling

COURSE OBJECTIVE 11: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine critical loads in lateral buckling

COURSE OBJECTIVE 12 At the end of this part, the students will learn basics about thin plates and shells