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EGR - Engineering

EGR 246

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

(3.00 CR.)

Prerequisite is EGR 240. Teaches concepts of stress, strain, deformation, internal equilibrium, and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyzes axial loads, torsion, bending, shear, and combined loading. Studies stress transformation and principle stresses, column analysis and energy principles. Lecture 3 hours per week.