ENGR 320 - Strength of Materials

4 credit(s)
Introduces students to the analysis of materials and the geometry of structures as they are used in engineering disciplines. Topics include: loading; Hooke’s Law; stress and strain in variously loaded members; deformation and deflection; theory of failure; temperature and prestrain effects; shear force and bending moment; axial, shear, bearing and bending stresses; deflection of beams; and buckling of columns.
Offered: Offered alternate years

Prerequisite(s): PHY 232W and PHY 242