503 Strength of Materials. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
The fundamental laws of stress and strain, as developed from the
point of view of applied mechanics and illustrated by experimental
tests in the laboratory, are made the basis of this course. Systematic
studies are made of the strength and elasticity of ties and
struts, of beams of constant and of varied sections, of solid and
hollow shafts under torsion and bending, of helical springs, of columns
under both axial and eccentric loads, of struts and ties under
lateral loads, of reinforced concrete slabs and beams, of earth pressure
and retaining walls, and of the distribution of pressures in
massive masonry and in foundations. Attention is given not only to
the classical methods of solution, but also to the more modern accelerated
methods based on the principle of work and using graphical
as well as analytical processes. Illustrations are drawn throughout
from standard engineering practice. Especial care is given to the
discussion of the rules and formulæ on which laboratory tests of
structural materials must be based, and to the interpretation of
actual tests.
[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III (3); V (4).]
