MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

ME 306

Course Description

Stress and strain, torsion, bending of beams, shearing stresses in beams, compound stresses, principal stresses, deflections of beams, statically indeterminate members, columns.

Prerequisties

EMA 201 and MATH 222 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

CIVENGR 340 , ME 440 , ME 368 , BME/ME 414 , ME 548 , ME 310 , EMA 506 , EMA/MS&E 541 , BME/ME 516 , EMA 519 , BME 315 , ME 311 , ME 313 , ME 342 , CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508 , EMA/ME 570 , ME 331 , ME 460 , EMA 630 , EMA/EP 615 , EMA 405 , EMA 605 , EMA 469 , BME/ME 615 , CIVENGR/EMA 395 , ME 449 , CIVENGR/GLE 330 , ME 444 , and EMA/ME 307

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

2.77

-5.67% from Historical

Completion Rate

93.33%

-0.84% from Historical

A Rate

13.33%

-31.57% from Historical

Class Size

135

-0.84% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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