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Spring 2026 Lecture Laboratory Lower Division
Forces acting on bodies at rest, including coplanar, concurrent, and non-concurring systems; equivalent force systems and distributed forces. Use of free body diagrams and equations of equilibrium in solving problems for array of determinate structural systems: trusses, pin frames, arches, cables, retaining walls, and beams. Load tracing to examine the overall structural conditions with regards to lateral and gravity loads.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze force systems acting at a single point.
2Analyze force systems that are non-concurrent.
3Analyze/design cable systems.
4Analyze/design trusses by graphical and numerical methods.
5Analyze/design pinned frames.
6Analyze/design 3-hinged arches.
7Trace the live and dead loads throughout a building structure.
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