Description
This course introduces students to statics and mechanics of materials. These subjects provide a basis for understanding how a structure supports itself and its occupants. We will also explore strength of materials, i.e. how materials fail. Students will become familiar with analytical methods for finding equilibrium of forces, evaluating material stress and strain, and determining the conditions of stability. Significant historical, cultural, theoretical, and technological developments in structures will also be discussed.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Forces and moments
Resultants and components
Equilibrium, Free-Body Diagram
Reactions or support forces
Moment and shear diagrams in beams
Stability
Column buckling
Loading Criteria
Properties of building materials
NAAB SPCs:
B.5 Structural Systems (X)
Ability to demonstrate the basic principles of structural systems and their ability to withstand gravitational seismic, and lateral forces, as well as the selection and application