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MECHANICS.
Mechanics 1. [Thornton].
The Fall Term is devoted to General Mechanics. The fundamental
laws of motion, force, and energy are established and applied to
the Statics and Dynamics of material particles and rigid bodies.
The work of the Winter Term is in Graphical Statics. The graphical
method is studied and applied to the analysis of roofs, bridges,
dams, walls, chimneys, and other simple structures. The elements of
the Strength of Materials are also taught.
In the Spring Term a careful study is made of Hydrostatics and
elementary Hydraulics. Special attention is given to problems of large
technical importance; such as the design of dams, aqueducts, and pipe
lines; the theory of the barometer and so on.
Parallel with the lecture courses laboratory exercises are given
in the testing of cements and mortars, of timber, and of iron and steel
and other metals.
Mechanics 2. [Thornton].
The work of the Fall Term is Strength of Materials. The fundamental
laws of strength and elasticity are developed and applied to
the analysis and design of the elements of structures and machines.
The Winter Term is given to the study of Stability of Structures;
as for example Continuous Girders and Trusses, Retaining
Walls and Reservoir Walls, Solid and Braced Elastic Arches, and
other structures of the more complex types.
In the Spring Term a course is given on Hydraulics and Hydraulic
Motors, in which the fundamental principles of this science are established
and applied to the great problems of Hydraulic Engineering;
as for example the design of aqueducts and pipe lines, the analysis
and test of turbines and pumps, and the gauging of rivers.
The practical courses, which run parallel with the lecture courses,
include advanced work in the Strength and Elasticity of Materials;
laboratory practice in Hydraulic Measurements (efflux, pipe friction,
pressure, buoyancy, and so on); and field exercises in gauging the
flow of rivers and canals.
Mechanics 3. [Thornton].
This course constitutes a complete survey of Analytical Mechanics.
The Fall Term is given to Analytical Statics, the Winter Term
to the Dynamics of a Particle, the Spring Term to the Dynamics of a
Rigid Body. For illustrative material use is made not only of such
classical topics as harmonic motion, projectile motion, planetary
motion, meteoric motion, and motion in resisting media; but examples
are taken also from engineering practice in the Kinematics of Machines,
the Dynamics of the Steam Engine, the Balancing of Single
and Coupled Engines, and others of the great problems of scientific
engineering.
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