JoVE Core

Mechanical Engineering

Video textbook for undergraduate courses: Visualized concepts and experiments

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28 Chapters

300+ Videos

850+ Multiple Choice Questions

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Physics Basics

13 Videos · 17 Minutes

Chapter 1

An Introduction to Statics

10 Videos · 14 Minutes

Chapter 2

Force Vectors

17 Videos · 24 Minutes

Chapter 3

Equilibrium of a Particle

6 Videos · 8 Minutes

Chapter 4

Force System Resultants

20 Videos · 28 Minutes

Chapter 5

Equilibrium of a Rigid Body

9 Videos · 13 Minutes

Chapter 6

Structural Analysis

17 Videos · 24 Minutes

Chapter 7

Internal Forces

14 Videos · 19 Minutes

Chapter 8

Friction

19 Videos · 26 Minutes

Chapter 9

Center of Gravity and Centroid

13 Videos · 14 Minutes

Chapter 10

Moment of Inertia

12 Videos · 14 Minutes

Chapter 11

Virtual Work

12 Videos · 14 Minutes

Chapter 12

Kinematics of a Particle

4 Videos · 5 Minutes

Chapter 13

Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration

5 Videos · 6 Minutes

Chapter 14

Kinetics of a Particle: Impulse and Momentum

12 Videos · 16 Minutes

Chapter 15

Planar Kinematics of a Rigid Body

13 Videos · 17 Minutes

Chapter 16

3-Dimensional Kinetics of a Rigid Body

10 Videos · 12 Minutes

Chapter 17

Concept of Stress

8 Videos · 10 Minutes

Chapter 18

Stress and Strain – Axial Loading

20 Videos · 26 Minutes

Chapter 19

Torsion

12 Videos · 15 Minutes

Chapter 20

Bending

18 Videos · 22 Minutes

Chapter 21

Analysis and Design of Beams for Bending

4 Videos · 5 Minutes

Chapter 22

Shearing Stresses in Beams and Thin-Walled Members

6 Videos · 7 Minutes

Chapter 23

Transformations of Stress and Strain

10 Videos · 13 Minutes

Chapter 24

Principal Stresses under a Given Loading

4 Videos · 4 Minutes

Chapter 25

Deflection of Beams

9 Videos · 11 Minutes

Chapter 26

Columns

7 Videos · 9 Minutes

Chapter 27

Energy Methods

8 Videos · 10 Minutes

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