Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Concepts of stress, strain and deformation; factor of safety; stress-strain relationships and material properties; stress concentrations; area moments of inertia; axially loaded members, torsionally loaded members, bending of beams; shear and moment diagrams; stresses due to combined loading; thin-walled pressure vessels; transformation of stress including Mohr's circle; beam deflections and buckling stability. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in OCEN 221 ; grade of C or better in MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment.