COURSE OUTLINE TCW 2106 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Application of the equations of equilibrium. Analysis of axially loaded bars: Displacements of axially
loaded members. Solution of pin jointed frames. Statically determinate trusses: trusses, determinacy
and stability of trusses, computation of internal forces using the method of joints, the method of
sections and graphical methods. Pure bending theory, introduction to combined bending and direct
stress. Internal forces in beams and frames: moment, shear and axial force diagrams. Cables and
arches. Pure torsion theory. Torsional behaviour of members: Torsional of circular bars, hollow
circular bars, indeterminate circular shafts, elastic torsion of thin-walled closed tubes. Buckling of
axially loaded columns; instability of ideal practical struts, beams and beam columns.

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