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2 credits
15.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Fisette Paul;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Equilibrium of systems of rigid bodies
Internal loads
Stresses and strains
Principle of virtual work, as applied to static systems.
Application of the above to the specific case of loaded beams and trusses
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the outcome of this course, students are expected to : - know about the various types of external and internal joints and supports, as well as the related degrees of freedom - understand the meaning of total and partial isostaticity and hyperstaticity - be able to apply virtual work principles in solving problems of statics - be able to determine internal loads and stresses and strains in a beam, as well as the resulting sizing of the beam |
Content
- Graphical methods in statics
- Trusses
- Internal loads in loaded rigid bodies
- Traction and compression : stresses and strains
- Bending : stresses and strains
- Torsion : stresses and strains
- Loaded beams : strength and deformation sizing
- Principle of virtual work applied to static systems.
Other information
Prerequisites :
FSAB 1201 (Physics 1) or an equivalent course
FSAB 1202 (Physics 2) or an equivalent course
FSAB 1203-A (Physics 3) or an equivalent course
FSAB 1101 (Mathematics 1) or an equivalent course
FSAB 1102 (Mathématiqcs 2) or an equivalent course
Assessment :
Written examination, centred on problem solving.
References :
Instructors' course notes
Faculty or entity
LOCI
