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.]
553. Structural Materials.
Practice is given in commercial and research testing. Included in the
usual tests are: Standard tests for Portland cement; tensile tests of structural
steel; transverse tests for cast-iron; testing of wires; determination of
the modulus of elasticity for various materials; transverse tests of timber;
torsion and compression tests of steel. Wherever practicable, the Standards
of the American Society for Testing Materials are used as a guide and reference.
(Fall.)
554. Fuels and Lubricants.
Standard methods for sampling coal; the determination of the heating
value of coals with the bomb calorimeter, with a study of current methods
for computing the cooling correction; the proximate analysis of coal; the
heating value of gases with the Junker calorimeter; the determination of
viscosity, flash and fire point, chill point, and specific gravity of oils; the coefficient
of friction for lubricants. (Spring.)
(Written reports following accepted engineering forms constitute an
important part of these courses.)
