2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

ENGR 220 Mechanics of Materials

Mechanics of Materials applies the principles of mechanics to the design of structural and machine members. General principles of stress, strain, shear, torsion, beams, columns, and connections are covered. Other topics covered include the properties and strength of various engineering materials. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGR 210

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify and solve basic axial, shear, torsion and beam bending stress analysis and deflection problems
  2. Solve simple combined loading stress analysis and deflection problems
  3. Have a good understanding of stress and strain components, stress transformation in 2D and 3D
  4. Solve statically indeterminate problems
  5. Calculate and describe column buckling
  6. This courses address ABET outcomes 1, 6, and 7