Office Hours D2L Brightspace Dept of Composite Materials Engineering
Professor Dennehy
Department of Composite Materials Engineering
Stark Hall 203F (507) 457-5276 kdennehy@winona.edu
CME 250 Statics Assignments Exams

Objectives

    To learn how to perform vector operations
    To understand 2-D and 3-D force and moment systems
    To learn how to draw free-body diagrams and apply the equations of equilibrium
    To learn how to analyze trusses, machines, and frames
    To learn how to determine geometric properties of sections
    To learn how to analyze the effect of dry friction on force and moment systems

Topics Covered

    Scalars and vectors and the ways in which they are mathematically manipulated
    Systems of forces and moments and determining the resultants of such systems
    Free-body diagrams
    Equilibrium concepts for 2-D and 3-D systems
    Methods for analyzing trusses, machines, and frames
    Centroid and moment of inertia