421-103 Engineering Statics

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421-103 Engineering Statics
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Professor Graham Hutchinson
Prerequisites	Subject assumes knowledge of VCE Mathematical Methods units 3 & 4.
Semester	1, repeat Summer (view timetable)
Contact	Thirty-six hours of lectures and twelve hours of tutorials
Subject Description	Topics covered include force systems; resolution of forces including 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; stress, strain, elasticity in one and two dimensions; stress transformation; stress and deflection caused by bending and torsion; indeterminate systems; the stresses in a fluid at rest; hydrostatic distribution of pressure; Archimedes' principle; projected areas; hydrostatic stability and metacentric height.
Generic Skills	ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution ability to plan work and use time effectively
Assessment	A 3-hour written examination (70%) and two assignments of not more than 2000 words each (30%).
Prescribed Texts	J L Meriam and L G Kraige, Engineering Statics, Vol 1 - Statics. 4th edition, Wiley, 1992.

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