MECHÂ 353. Solid Mechanics. 1 Credit.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3,Lab:2
Analysis of stress, strain and failure of engineering components under axial, torsional, flexural and combined loading conditions. Introduction to stability of compression members, energy methods and failure theory. Bridge to computational methods in solid mechanics. Prerequisites: MECH 220 and MATH 202 or permission of the instructor. Open to mechanical engineering majors only.