These notes were developed by Robert Hewitt for the course TECH 3401 – Statics and Strengths of Materials at the University of Memphis. Note: These notes are “live” Google documents and are subject to change at any time. Feel free to copy them and adapt them as necessary.
- Introduction to Statics
- Vectors & Force Systems
- Analyzing Coplanar Force Systems
- Equilibrium of Force Systems
- Trusses & Frames
- Friction
- Centroids
- Area Moments of Inertia
- Strengths of Materials
- Material Properties
- Stress Concepts
- Torsion
- Beams, Loads & Reactions
- Stresses in Beams
- Design of Beams
- Deflection of Beams
- Combined Stresses
- Columns
- Connections