Strength of Materials

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MATH 216. Enforced Prerequisite: MECHENG 211. No OP/F. Minimum grade requirement of “C” for enforced prerequisite. (3 credits) Analytical methods in solid mechanics, including variational methods and Rayleigh-Ritz approximations. Applications include bending of beams of asymmetrical cross-section, elastic-plastic bending, limit analysis, shear and torsion of thin-walled sections, shear center, membrane stresses in axisymmetric shells and buckling of beams.