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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MNE 252 - Mechanics of Materials

Credits 4
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: EGR 241
Material behavior and the concepts of equilibrium and compatibility of deformation. Torsion of bars is discussed with application of problems of shaft design. Stress in beams of simple and composite shapes is considered as well as shear in beams and combined twisting and bending. Deflection of beams, shafts and structures are discussed using several calculation procedures. Stress and strain are considered in 3-dimensions with attention to principal directions. Buckling is considered and some attention is paid to plastic action in the various course topics. Both experimental and numerical laboratories will be conducted on various topics covered in the course.
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