Strength of Materials

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This course is a study of the application of external loads to rigid bodies and the analysis of the resulting stresses and deflections produced in those bodies. Study will be devoted to normal stress and strain, shear stress and strain in joints and shafts, beam stresses and deflection, beam design, column buckling. Considerations such as safety factors, thermal expansion, fatigue, stress concentrations, material properties, and combined stresses are also covered.