603. Graphical Statics. [Thornton.]
The necessary preparation is such knowledge of experimental mechanics
as is given in Physics, 200. The theory and use of graphical
methods in mechanics are carefully taught and illustrated by means of
problems in the composition and resolution of forces and moments.
Applications follow to the determination by graphical methods of centers
of gravity, and moments of inertia, to the construction of strain sheets
for the simpler forms of roof and bridge trusses, to the study of the stability
of dams and walls, and to the calculation of internal stress in
girders, and beam deflections. (Fall.)
