Introduction to engineering structures
L Soste and D Nag
4 points
* 26 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours
* First semester
* Gippsland/Internal and distance
* Prerequisite: Admission to the
Bachelor of Engineering course
Objectives The student is expected to develop functionality with analyses of various simple structural systems.
Synopsis Resolution of forces, conditions for static equilibrium and statical determinancy. Free body diagrams. Calculation of forces in trusses, frames and machines. Shear force and bending moments in beams. Properties of areas - centroid, second moment of area, Mohr's circle.
Assessment Examinations: 60%
* Assignments: 40%
Prescribed texts
Bedford A and Fowler W I Engineering mechanics: Statics Addison-Wesley, 1995
Recommended texts
Riley W F and Sturges L D Engineering mechanics: Statics Wiley, 1993
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