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MECHANICS.

Freshman and Sophomore Mathematics and General Physics are prerequisite.
Free use is made of analytical geometry and the calculus;
unprepared students will not be registered for these courses.

Theoretical Mechanics. [Thornton.]

10-11, M. W. F.

500. Statics and Elementary Dynamics.

Fundamental dynamical principles and the Newtonian laws of motion;
statics of the material particle, of the plane lamina, and of solid bodies
in three dimensions; equilibrium of rigid bodies and of flexible cables;
friction; centers of gravity; work and energy; uniform motion; uniformly
varied motion; projectile motion. (Fall.)

501. Dynamics of a Particle.

Simple harmonic motion; compound harmonic motion; meteoric motion;
pendulum motion; planetary motion; motion in resisting mediums;
elementary problems in moments of inertia; revolving bodies; rolling
bodies. (Winter.)

502. Dynamics of a Rigid Body.

General equations for the motion of a rigid body; moments of inertia;
motions of rigid bodies about fixed axes, parallel to fixed planes, and
around fixed points; the compound pendulum; the top; balancing of
engines. (Spring.)

Junior Applied Mechanics. [Thornton.]

9-10, M. T. W.

503. Strength of Materials.

Fundamental laws of stress and strain; experimental methods for the
determination of the strength and elasticity of elastic solids; ties and
struts; beams of constant and varied sections; solid and hollow shafts;
beam deflections by both direct and accelerated methods; columns under
both axial and eccentric loads; struts and ties under lateral loads; earth
pressure and retaining walls; foundations; reinforced concrete slabs and
beams; helical and other springs. (Fall.)

504. Hydrostatics and Hydraulics.

Fundamental laws of the equilibrium of fluids; strength and stability
of tanks, boiler shells, reservoir walls, lock walls, and dams. Elementary
principles of the motion of fluids; efflux from orifices; discharge over
weirs; flow in pipes and canals; gauging the flow of water in natural and
artificial channels. (Winter.)

505. Hydraulic Motors and Pumps.

Principles of linear and angular momentum and their applications;
water wheels; radial, axial, and mixed flow reaction turbines; impulse
turbines; centrifugal and turbine pumps, both single-stage and multi-stage;
reciprocating pumps; pumping mains; hydraulic transmission of power;
water hammer and inertia strains in hydraulic transmission lines.
(Spring).

Senior Applied Mechanics. [Thornton.]

10-11, T. Th. S.

506. Stability of Structures.

Principle of least work and applications to structural problems; encastré
beams; continuous girders; swing bridges; elastic arches; hooks,
rings, and chains; cables for transmission of electric and mechanical power;
suspension bridges and stiffening girders; thin and thick pipes under fluid
pressure; shrinkage and forced fits; whirling discs and cylinders; vibratory
strains in beams and shafts. (Winter.)

507. Canal and River Engineering.

General laws of river flow; standard methods for gauging river flow;
problems of regulation and flood control; canalization of rivers; navigable
and irrigation canals; reservoirs and dams; locks and lock gates; weirs
and navigation passes; movable dams; hydraulic power plants; hydraulic
transmissions of power. (Spring.)

Mechanics Laboratory. [Lapham.]

10-1, S.

553. Resistance of Materials.

Tensile tests of wires, rods, and bars; transverse tests of timber and
metals; torsional tests of rods and shafts; compressive tests of metals,
and of building stones and bricks; tensile and compressive tests of mortars
and cements. (Fall.)

554. Friction and Lubricants.

Sliding friction; journal friction; belt friction; viscosity and density
of lubricants; friction of machines. (Winter.)

555. Hydraulic Laboratory.

Efflux from orifices; discharge through weir notches; friction in pipes;
specific gravities of the materials of engineering; field exercises in stream
gauging. (Spring.)