The statics will cover rigid body equilibrium. Two and three-force members. Trusses, frames and machines. Method of joints, section, members. Dry friction. The introduction to strength of materials will cover stress and strain, Hooke’s Law. Axial loading and statically indeterminate problems. Flexural analysis of beams: shear and moment diagrams, introduction to bending stresses, singularity functions. Lect: 4 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Prerequisites: CPS 125 and MTH 240 and MTL 200 and PCS 125 and PCS 211 and (AER 222 or MEC 222) Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
