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EGR - Engineering

EGR 130

STATICS/MATERIAL STRENGTH FOR ENG TE

(5.00 CR.)

Prerequisite is MTH 166 or equivalent. Presents principles and applications of free-body diagrams of force systems in equilibrium. Analyzes frames and trusses. Presents principles and applications to problems in friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Includes properties of materials, stress, strain, elasticity, design of connections, shear and bending in statically determinate beams, and axially loaded columns. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 6 hours per week.