MECHENG 2P04
Statics and Mechanics of Materials
2026
Topics
- Principles of statics as applied to deformable solid bodies
- Stress and strain
- Elastic behaviour of simple members under axial force
- Bending and torsion
- Principle stresses
- Statical indeterminacy
Readings
- ❖ Textbook: Beer, Johnston, DeWolf, Mazurek, "STATICS and MECHANICS of MATERIALS," Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2020 The textbook listed above is recommended (but not mandatory) for the course.
- Review of statics: vector representation of a force, resultant of forces, equilibrium 4 of a particle (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional applications)