ME 316
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Information
3 Credits
Available Fall term
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Prerequisites
ENGR 213
MTH 256

Contact
Timothy C. Kennedy
(541) 737-2579
412 Rogers Hall

Course Description

Determination of stresses, deflections, and stability of deformable bodies, including matrix structural analysis.

Topics

  • Statically indeterminate problems in axially loaded bars
  • Normal and shear stress in symmetrically loaded beams
  • Normal and shear stress in unsymmetrically loaded beams
  • Deflections in beams and statically indeterminate beam problems
  • Structural analysis using energy methods
  • Introduction to matrix structural analysis
  • Stability of columns and allowable loads

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

  • Use the principles of equilibrium of forces and moments, constitutive laws, and compatibility of deformation to calculate stress and deformation in bar structures under axial load and torsion.
  • Use the principles of equilibrium of forces and moments to calculate stress in bar structures under bending.
  • Use the principles of equilibrium of forces and moments, constitutive laws, and compatibility of deformation to calculate deformation in bar structures under bending.
  • Use virtual work principles (unit load method) to calculate deflections in bar structures under axial load, torsion, and bending.