STA 201E - Statics

Course Objectives

To introduce the student to statics of particles and rigid bodies, equilibrium, forces and force components, moments, shear and moment diagrams, moments of inertia.

Course Description

Application of the fundamental principles of Newtonian mechanics to the statics of particles and the equilibrium of trusses, frames, beams and other rigid bodies. Forces; moments; trusses; beams; free body diagrams; friction; equilibrium; first and second moments of lines, areas, and volumes; centers of pressure, mass, and gravity; and moments of inertia. The method of virtual work, Potential energy and equilibrium, the stability of equilibrium. Vector algebra and calculus will be used during the class.