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ENGR 214

Statics


Class Schedule

The calendar is updated as we move through the quarter (don't trust what is written beyond the current week).

 Week
What we will cover
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1

9/29 - 10/2

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Force vectors (chapter 2): read 2.1-2.6

Law of cosines, law of sines

Project directions

Week 1 assignments (check homework page)

2

10/6 - 10/9

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Force vectors (chapter 2): read 2.7-2.9

Equilibrium of a particle (chapter 3): read 3.1-3.4

Week 2 assignments (check homework page)

3

10/13 - 10/16

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Force system resultants (chapter 4): read 4.1-4.5

Week 3 assignments (check homework page)

Quiz 1: Thursday

4

10/20 - 10/23

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Force system resultants (chapter 4): read 4.6-4.9

Week 4 assignments (check homework page)

5

10/27 - 10/30

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Equilibrium of a rigid body (chapter 5): read 5.1-5.7

Statically indeterminate examples

Thrust and journal bearings: video

Week 5 assignments (check homework page)

No in-class meetings (see Canvas)

6

11/3 - 11/6

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Structural analysis (chapter 6): read 6.1-6.4

Week 6 assignments (check homework page)

Quiz 2: Thursday

7

11/10 - 11/13

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Structural analysis (chapter 6): read 6.5-6.6

Bridge project: proposal due Monday

Week 7 assignments (check homework page)

No class on Tuesday (Veterans day)

8

11/17 - 11/20

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Internal forces (chapter 7): read 7.1-7.3

 

Bridge project: modeling results due Wednesday

Quiz 3: Thursday

Week 8 assignments (check homework page)

9

11/24 - 11/27

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Friction (chapter 8): read 8.1-8.2

Old Bridge competition movies

Bridge competition results

Bridge project: testing (Tuesday)

Week 9 assignments (check homework page)

No class on Thursday (Thanksgiving)

10

12/1 - 12/4

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Friction (chapter 8): read 8.3-8.5

Center of Gravity and centroid: read 9.1-9.2

Week 10 assignments (check homework page)

 

11

12/8 - 12/16

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Moments of inertia (chapter 10): read 10.1-10.4

Bridge project: failure analysis (Tuesday 12/16)

Week 11 assignments (check homework page)

Quiz 4: Thursday 12/11