308355 (v.1) Engineering Structures 162

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Area:	Department of Civil Engineering
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s):	307530 (v.1) Engineering Physics 100 or any previous version
This unit is designed for continuing Engineering students. Statics: Understand and apply Newton's law of motion. Manipulate systems of forces and moments dealing with concurrent and non-concurrent forces. Understand and utilise the concept of a freebody. Analyse simple truss structures comprising axially loaded members. Analyse simple beam structures comprising flexurally loaded members. Perform calculations entailing stress, strain and external loading. Understand and utilise the concepts of compatibility and superposition.