Spring 2024
MECENG C85 01 - LEC 01
Introduction to Solid Mechanics
Panayiotis Papadopoulos
Class #:16473
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Mechanical Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
13
Enrolled: 77
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 90
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
3 unreserved seats
8 reserved for Mechanical Engineering, Joint Materials Science Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, and Joint Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Majors
1 reserved for Engineering Physics Majors
1 reserved for Undergraduate Students: Aerospace Engineering Majors
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 8TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Genetics & Plant Bio 100
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Course Catalog Description
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30 after completing Mechanical Engineering W85. A deficient grade in Mechanical Engineering W85 may be removed by taking Mechanical Engineering C85/Civil and Environmental Engineering C30.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
3 unreserved seats
8 reserved for Mechanical Engineering, Joint Materials Science Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, and Joint Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Majors
1 reserved for Engineering Physics Majors
1 reserved for Undergraduate Students: Aerospace Engineering Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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