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Structural mechanics or Mechanics of structures is the computationof deformations, deflections, and internal forces or stresses (stressequivalents) within structures, either for design or for performanceevaluation of existing structures. It is one subset of structural analysis.Structural mechanics analysis needs input data such as structural loads,the structure's geometric representation and support conditions, and thematerials' properties. Output quantities may include support reactions,stresses and displacements. Advanced structural mechanics may includethe effects of stability and non-linear behaviors.

Mechanics of structures is a field of study within applied mechanics thatinvestigates the behavior of structures under mechanical loads, such asbending of a beam, buckling of a column, torsion of a shaft, deflectionof a thin shell, and vibration of a bridge.

There are three approaches to the analysis: the energy methods,flexibility method or direct stiffness method which later developed intofinite element method and the plastic analysis approach.

1 Energy method

2 Flexibility method

3 Stiffness methods

4 Plastic analysis approach

5 Major topics

6 External links

Energy principles in structural mechanics

Flexibility method

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Direct stiffness method

Finite element method in structural mechanics

Plastic Analysis

Beam theory

Buckling

Earthquake engineering

Finite element method in structural mechanics

Plates and shells

Torsion

Trusses

Stiffening

Structural dynamics

Structural instability

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