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.)
