AER 320

Statics and Intro to Strength of Materials

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.

Weekly Contact: Lab: 1 hr. Lecture: 4 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

AER 222 and MTH 141 and MTH 240 and MTL 200 and PCS 211

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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