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1.050 Solid Mechanics, Fall 2002

Illustration of a cantilevered beam by Galileo.
Illustration of a cantilevered beam by Galileo. (Image adapted by Louis Bucciarelli.)

Highlights of this Course

1.050 is a sophomore-level engineering mechanics course, commonly labelled "Statics and Strength of Materials" or "Solid Mechanics I." This site offers an online version of the textbook for the course, Engineering Mechanics for Structures, written by Professor Louis L. Bucciarelli. This course has virtually all of its materials online, including real tools and datainteractive exercises, and design exercises.

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Course Description

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methods of structural mechanics. Topics covered include: static equilibrium, force resultants, support conditions, analysis of determinate planar structures (beams, trusses, frames), stresses and strains in structural elements, states of stress (shear, bending, torsion), statically indeterminate systems, displacements and deformations, introduction to matrix methods, elastic stability, and approximate methods. Design exercises are used to encourage creative student initiative and systems thinking.


Technical Requirements

Java® Virtual Machine software (automatically installed in most major web browsers) is required to run the .class files found on this course site. Java® plug-in software is required to run the .jar files found on this course site. RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rm files found on this course site.

RealOne™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. 
Java® is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

 

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Louis Bucciarelli

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Three sessions / week
1 hour / session

Recitations:
Two sessions / week
1 hour / session

Level

Undergraduate

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