University of Calgary

BMEN 383 - Mechanics II - Winter 2024

Elements of Solid Mechanics: review of axial-force, shear-force, bending moment and torque diagrams, equations of equivalence in the de Saint Venant beam, solution of axial force, torsion, bending, shear force, yield criteria, beam deflection and statically indeterminate structures, Euler buckling. Elements of Fluid Mechanics: static forces on surfaces, buoyancy, stability, dimensional analysis and physical similarity, Bernoulli's equation, introduction to external flows and flow through pipes.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

Hours

  • (3-1.5T-3/2)

Prerequisite(s)

  • Biomedical Engineering 381.

Antirequisite(s)

  • Credit for Biomedical Engineering 383 and any of Mechanical Engineering 317, Mechanical Engineering 341, Engineering 317, Civil Engineering 317 or Physics Engineering 383 will not be allowed.

Sections

This course will be offered next in Winter 2025.
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