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BBE 3001 Statics, Mechanics and Structural
Design (4 credits)
Catalog Description: |
Familiarize students with the fundamental statics and
engineering principles of structural materials. Develop safe
and efficient engineering design skills with emphasis on
structural bio-based products.
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Prerequisites: |
General Physics and Math through algebra and trigonometry.
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Class/Laboratory Schedule: |
Three lectures per week. One lab for majors only.
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Location: |
TBA
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Instructors: |
TBD
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Text: |
USDA. 1999. Wood Handbook, wood as an engineering material.
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI.
Jensen A. and Chenoweth, H. 1999. Statics and Strength
of Materials, 4th ed. Glencoe/McGraw Hill
Schaum’s Outlines. 1983. Statics and Strength of
Materials. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
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Grading: |
S/N
Five Assignments Submitted over e-mail and completed correctly
will be sufficient for an S. Assignments that are not completed
correctly will need to be corrected or redone. There will
be no exams.
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Topics:
- Introduction and history, mechanics and structural design
- Forces, principles of equilibrium
- Non-concurrent coplanar forces, truss systems
- Timber bridges
- Coplanar concurrent force systems, parallel forces
- Shear forces and bending moments
- Hydrostatic forces and flexible cables
- Stress, elastic deformation.
- Centroids, moments of inertia, radius of gyration
- Products liability
- Wood mechanics and light frame construction
- ASTM methods, NDT
- Design loads and adjustment factors, NDS
- Column mechanics, posts, poles, piling
- Beam mechanics and design, deflection, span tables
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