Mechanics of Solids and Structures

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Analysis of statically determinate structures: reactions, member forces in trusses, bending moment, shearing force and axial force diagrams for frames; introduction to indeterminate structures; effects of moving loads, influence lines, Muller-Breslau principle; determination of displacements using moment area theorems, energy theorems and virtual work; Maxwell's theorem; normal stresses in non-symmetric sections; principal axes, shear centre; plastic torsion of circular shafts, torsion of non-circular sections; principal stresses, failure theories; elastic buckling of columns. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 317 or Civil Engineering 317.