University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

MCEN-2063 (3) Mechanics of Solids

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.