ENGR 250 - Engineering Mechanics-Statics

3 cr.

(Prerequisite: PHYS 140/140L; pre- or co-requisite: MATH 221)

Various types of force systems; resultants and conditions of translational and rotational equilibrium; stress analysis of the parts of different types of structures by graphical, algebraic and vector methods; frictional forces; centroids and second moments of areas of solids. Three hours lecture.