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AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids
Equilibrium of deformable structures; basic concept of deformation compatibility; stress and strain in bars, beams and their structures subjected to tension, compression, bending, torsion and combined loading; statically determinate and indeterminate structures; energy methods for bar and beam structures; simple buckling; simple vibration; deformation of simple frames and cell box beams; simple two-dimensional stress and Morh's circle; problem-based applications in aerospace, mechanical and biomedical engineering.
| Code | AMME2301 |
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| Academic unit | Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(AMME1802 or ENGG1802) AND {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) OR [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} AND [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) OR (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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CIVL2201 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. work and communicate with others in the tutorial sessions
- LO2. understand the fundamental principles of elementary solid mechanics and basic methods for stress and deformation analysis of a simple solid structure or element
- LO3. analyse problems in terms of strength and deformation in relation to the design, manufacturing and maintenance of simple solid structures
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of the applicability of simple stress analysis methods
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of when and why to do deformation analysis
- LO6. model structures composed of bars and beams
- LO7. apply boundary conditions for simple structural problems
- LO8. demonstrate an understanding of how and why to use energy methods for structural analysis
- LO9. perform fundamental buckling analysis
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- Semester 2, 2024 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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