May 04, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Academic Rules & Policies
  Degrees, Certificates, and Microcredentials
  Course Descriptions
HELP
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENS 207 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics

Credits: (3)
Basic concepts, vector algebra, forces and moments about a point and a line. Free Body diagrams, equilibrium conditions in two and three dimensions. Plane trusses, frames and machines. Forces in beams and cables. Application of friction in machines. Centroids and moments of inertia of lines, areas, and volumes. Principal axes and principal moments of inertia, Mohr’s circle. Three lecture hours plus recitation. Prerequisite(s): PHY 105  and MAT 162 .