Course Information
Description
Introduction to statics and the principles of mechanics to describe the behavior of structures. Topics include free body diagrams, static equilibrium, force analysis of slender members, concept of stress and strain, linear elasticity, principal stresses and strains, Mohr’s circle, and failure modes. Application to engineering structures such as bars, beams, frames, and trusses.
Class Notes
See MIT Schedule for times and locations;
Faculty: Josephine V Carstensen;
Prereq: Physics I (GIR); Coreq: Calculus II (GIR);
Subject Level: Undergraduate
School
Non-Harvard
Units
12
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Mass Institute of Technology
Course Component
Regular Course
Subject
MIT Civil and Enviro Eng
Grading Basis
MIT Optional (LG/AUD)
