Courses

    Covers statics of particles, equivalent force systems, rigid bodies, equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions, analysis of truss and frame structures, uniaxially-loaded members, deformation and stress, distributed force systems, and friction. Credit not granted for this course and CVEN 2121. Prerequisites: Requires prereq course of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (min grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Soph/Jrs/Srs) Mechanical (MCEN) or Environmental (EVEN) or General Engineering Plus (GEEN-BS) students, with a sub-plan of Mechanical (MEC).
    Covers dynamic behavior of particle systems and rigid bodies; 2-D and 3-D kinematics and kinetics; impulse, momentum, potential, and kinetic energy; and work, collision, and vibration. Lectures and homework assignments involve computer work and hands-on laboratory work in the ITLL, documented by written reports. Formerly MCEN 3043. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MCEN 2023 or CVEN 2121 or GEEN 2851 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Soph/Jrs/Srs) MECH or EVEN or GEEN-BS students, with a sub-plan of MEC.
    Covers shear force and bending moment, torsion, stresses in beams, deflection of beams, matrix analysis of frame structures, analysis of stress and strain in 2-D and 3-D (field equations, transformations), energy methods, stress concentrations, and columns. Credit not granted for this course and CVEN 3161. Prerequisites: Requires prereq courses of MCEN 2023 or CVEN 2121 or GEEN 2851 (min grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Soph/Jrs/Srs) MECH or EVEN or GEEN-BS students, with a sub-plan of MEC.
    Covers linear dynamic systems and mathematical tools for understanding them, input-output relationships, modeling templates, complex variables, Laplace transform, time-harmonic forcing and response, Fourier series and discrete Fourier transform, and coupled systems. Prerequisites: Requires prereq courses of MCEN 2043 and ECEN 3010 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Mech Engr (MCEN) or General Engr Plus (GEEN-BS) students, with a sub-plan of Mechanical (MEC).
    Highlights free and forced vibration of discrete and continuous systems. Examines Lagrange's equation, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, and matrix and computational methods. Applies knowledge to practical engineering problems. MCEN 4123 and ASEN 4123 are the same course. Same as MCEN 5123. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MCEN 3030 or ASEN 3112 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Mechanical Engineering majors only.
    Introduces the theory behind and applications of the finite element method as a general and powerful tool to model a variety of phenomena in mechanical engineering. Applications include structural mechanics, mechanics of elastic continua, and heat conduction. Same as MCEN 5173. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MCEN 2023 and MCEN 2063 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Mechanical Engineering majors only.
    Introduces various kinds of composite materials, composite fabrication techniques, the physical and mechanical behavior of composites, and analytical and experimental methodologies. Same as MCEN 5183. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MCEN 2024 and MCEN 2063 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Mechanical Engineering majors only.
    Introduces stress, strain, and motion of a continuous system. Discusses material derivative; fundamental laws of mass, momentum, energy, and entropy; constitutive equations and applications to elasticand plastic materials. Similar to ASEN 5012. Prerequisites: Requires prereq course of MCEN 2063 (min grade D-). Requires coreq course of MCEN 5020. Restricted to any College of Engr graduate students or to Mech Engr undergraduate majors only.
    Same as MCEN 4173. Prerequisites: Restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students or to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate majors only.
    Same as MCEN 4183. Prerequisites: Restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students or to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate majors only.