MCG 3141 Advanced Strength of Materials and Applications to Biomechanical Systems

3 units
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Review of stress and strain, mechanical properties of materials, axial loading, torsion, bending, and transverse shear. Combined loadings, stress and strain transformations, theories of failure, deflection of beams and buckling of columns, energy methods. Applications to biomechanical systems.

Components:

Lecture
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Requirements:

Prerequisites: MCG 2142 , CVG 2140 , MCG 2108 .

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Fair Assessments

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