421-208 Mechanics of Solids

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421-208 Mechanics of Solids
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Dr H Goldsworthy
Prerequisites	421-103 Engineering Statics or equivalent
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Thirty-three hours of lectures, 10 hours of tutorials and five hours of laboratory classes
Subject Description	Topics include 3-D transformation of stress and strain, flexural deflections, reciprocity, properties of sections and unsymmetrical bending, shear centre, indeterminacy, long columns, plastic behaviour of structures, uniform and non-uniform torsion, and lateral torsional buckling of beams.
Assessment	One 3-hour written examination (75%) and practice classes and laboratory work (25%).

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