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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; simple harmonic motion; pendulum motion.
Elementary dynamics of Rotation. (Fall.)

501. Dynamics of a Particle.

More advanced treatment of the dynamics of a particle. Rectilinear
motion; harmonic motion; meteoric motion; pendulum motion; planetary
motion; motion in a resisting medium; oscillatory motion. (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; beam deflections by both
direct and accelerated methods; columns under both axial and eccentric
loads; struts and ties under lateral loads; reinforced concrete slabs and
beams. (Fall.)

504. Hydrostatics and Hydraulics.

Fundamental laws of the equilibrium of fluids; strength and stability
of tanks, boiler shells, thick pipes, 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.

Framed structures under dead and live loads; cantilever bridges; draw
bridges; truss deflections; statically indeterminate structures; mill buildings;
cables and suspension bridges; elastic arches; masonry arches; earth pressure
and retaining walls; foundations. (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.)

Applied Mechanics Laboratory. [Lapham.]

9-2, S.

553. Strength of Materials.

Standard tests for cement and mortar; tensile tests of wire; determination
of the modulus of elasticity for various materials; tests of the physical
properties of steel in tension, compression, torsion; transverse tests of
timber. (Fall.)

554. Lubricants.

Tests to determine viscosity, density, flash and burning points, chill
point, and coefficient of friction for various typical lubricants. (Spring.)

555. Hydraulics.

Calibration of standard orifices and weir notches; determination of the
coefficient of friction in commercial pipe and elbows; complete test of a
steam pump. (Winter.)

(Written reports following accepted engineering forms constitute an
important part of these courses.)