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 421-103 Engineering Statics

Credit Points

7.1

Coordinator

Mr J. R. Styles

Semester

1 or 2

Contact

24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials

Subject Description

Students completing successfully this unit will have an understanding of the way in which simple structural systems deform and resist the forces and moments to which they are subjected.

Topics covered includes; force systems: resolution of forces; moments of a force; couples; moments of distributed forces. Equilibrium, support systems. Shear force, bending moments in beams. Forces in pin-connected trusses. Equilibrium concepts via virtual work concepts. Stress, strain, elasticity in one and two dimensions. Stress transformation. Stress and deflection due to bending and torsion. Indeterminate systems.

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three-hours

Prescribed Texts
  • Meriam, J. L. and Kraige, L. G., Engineering Mechanics. Vol 1 - Statics, 3rd ed., Wiley, New York, 1992.
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