506 Stability of Structures. [Thornton.]
Lectures 10-11, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
In this more advanced course in the principles of applied mechanics
careful studies are made of the continuous girder, of the cable
in its applications to aerial lines for electrical and power transmission
and to suspension bridges, of the elastic arch as a structural
element, of the hook and ring and chain, of thin and thick
pipes under fluid pressure, of the analogous problems arising in
shrinkage and forced fits, of whirling discs and cylinders, and of
vibratory strains and stresses arising in beams and shafts and other
structural elements. Free use is made of the principle of least work
in the analysis of complex structural problems. Illustrations are
drawn as far as possible from standard modern engineering practice.
[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III (4).]
