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GE 241: Strength of Materials

steel space frame supporting a large glass panelled side of a building

Topics covered are stress and strain, axial loading, torsion, flexural stresses, transverse shear stresses, horizontal shear stresses and stress transformations. Mohr’s Circle, pressure vessels, shear and bending moment diagrams, stresses in bear, methods of superposition, elastic strain energy are also studied.


Transfer Units (UC:CSU): 3

Prerequisites:General Engineering 131 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent

Co-requisite: None


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Electrical Circuits I
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CAD Techniques I
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Strength of Materials

Physics and Engineering Dept. Offices: Bungalow B-2B , Los Angeles City College, 855 N.Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Tel: 353-953-4000 ext 2923