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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The course is a foundation course of the intermediate level for engineering students who want to build a stronghold on the basics of Mechanical engineering, including concepts of the strength of materials and the deformability of various structures and the constituent materials. The candidates will learn to predict the failure and the deformation in structures used to build mechanical structures, like elastic, viscoelastic and plastic elements.

The candidates will be taught the ways of analyzing structural assemblages of various types, using the equations of geometric compatibility, static equilibrium, and constitutive material response. The Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme is the second course of a series having three parts, and this part is specially designed to give an introduction to the behaviour of viscoelasticity of a deformable structure, i.e. over the course of time.

The objective of the programme also covers the pattern in which a structure changes if the load applied exceeds the permissible ability of the elastic limit, known as the plasticity of the material. In the end, a candidate will be able to apply analytical methods and perform calculations related to the subject.

The Highlights

12-week long course
Instructor-led course schedule
MIT Certification by EdX
100% online course
Intermediate engineering course
All instructions in English
10 – 12 hours per week
Flexible learning

Programme Offerings

instructor led training
Transcripted videos
assignments
MATLAB

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 7412	yes	MIT Cambridge

To get the certification at the end of the Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme course, a candidate needs to pay a fee for it.

Head	Amount in Rs.
Certification	Rs. 7,412

Eligibility Criteria

Education

A candidate enrolling for the Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme is needed to have prerequisite knowledge of Classical mechanics like Newton’s laws, forces, vectors and torques, Multivariable calculus including 1D and 2D integrals and derivatives, and 2.01x constituted of torsion, axial loading and bending.

Certification Qualifying Details

A candidate only needs to pay the certificate ammount to secure a verified certificate undersigned by the instructor with the logo of EdX and MIT.

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

After completing the Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme, students will be able to:

Formulate equilibrium equations in structural assemblages.
Understand the formulation of elastic-perfectly-plastic models for a material response.
Use static equilibrium equations to analyze structures and their loads.
Use free-body diagrams to build equations of equilibrium.
Model and analyze load along the structural axis, bending of beams, and torsion in shafts.
How to identify the constraints of geometry.
Predict the mechanical operation of statically determinate and indeterminate assemblages.
Formulate equations of compatibility in assemblages of different structures.
Analyze the factors that affect plasticity and Viscoelasticity and their long-term impacts.
Usage of constitutive material response for the analysis of various structures.

Who it is for

The Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 course is structured for candidates who are:

Mechanical engineers who want to build notions of equilibrium in solid mechanics.
Professionals working in the mechanical engineering field want to ensure the performance of the structures to be built.
Pursuing a mechanical engineering foundation to perform a mechanical function without fail.

Admission Details

There are just a couple of steps to register for the Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme, which is given below:

Step 1: Click on the programme URL: https://www.edx.org/course/mechanics-of-deformable-structures-part-1

Step 2: Signup using an email address.

Step 3: Once registered, the candidate can pursue the course once it’s available.

The Syllabus

MIT Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Can the certification be shared on LinkedIn?

Yes, EdX provides an easily shareable certificate that can be posted directly on the LinkedIn profile of the candidate.

2: Is the course the same as the one offered as a residential course at MIT?

Yes, the course is a three-part series and is exactly the same as the one taught to the residential students.

3: Are the trainers from MIT only?

Yes, the professors taking the course are part of the reputed faculty of the MIT Mechanical Engineering department.

4: Will the usage of MATLAB be continued in this course?

Yes, a candidate needs to use MATLAB for this course as well as the other parts of the series.

5: Who is the issuing authority of the certificate?

The certification for The Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 course is provided by EdX and has the MIT logo as the issuing authority.

6: Who is the under-signatory of the certificate?

The instructors of the course are the under-signatory of the certification.

7: What are the prerequisites for attending the course?

One needs to have the knowledge of multivariable calculus, classical mechanics and the contents of part 2.01x of the series to attend the course.

8: Is the knowledge of solving differential equations needed for studying viscoelasticity?

No, a candidate does not need to know to solve differential equations as only very simple cases will be taken up from the subject and the approach will be taught.

9: What is the overall duration of the course?

The programme spans up to 12 weeks.