PHYS 4322 - Statics and Mechanics of Materials

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methods of structural mechanics. Topics covered include: static equilibrium, force resultants, support conditions, analysis of determinate planar structures (beams, trusses, frames), stresses and strains in structural elements, states of stress (shear, bending, torsion), statically indeterminate systems, displacements and deformations, introduction to matrix methods, elastic stability, and approximate methods.

Prerequisites: PHYS 2325.