EG 320 - Solid Mechanics Laboratory

(2.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: EG 051 , EG 351 . Corequisite: EG 390 , EG 420 . A lecture-laboratory course providing an empirical and theoretical foundation for selected topics in the mechanics of materials. Includes mechanical properties testing techniques; elastic and plastic deformation; stress and strain measurement; stress concentration; buckling; simple mechanical design; and reinforcement of best practices in experimentation.