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L Soste and D Nag
4 points
* 26 lecture hours and 26 tutorial hours
* First semester
* Gippsland/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
Beer P F and Johnston E R Vector mechanics for engineers: Statics McGraw-Hill, 1996
Recommended texts
Riley W F and Sturges L D Engineering mechanics: Statics Wiley, 1993
Back to the Engineering Handbook, 1998
Published by Monash University, Australia
Maintained by wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Approved by R Chaffey, Faculty of Engineering
Copyright © Monash University 1997 - All Rights Reserved -
Caution