2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
EGR 209 - Mechanics and Machines
Forces and moments, equilibrium, free body diagrams. Introduction of machine elements: belts, cables, beams, shafts. Stress/strain: normal and shear stresses due to axial loads, bending, and torsion. Design and analysis of simple connections in engineering structures. Introduction to principles of mechanical design. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in both MTH 202 and PHY 230 and declared as an engineering major.
Credits: 4