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Learning Outcome: Predict how a structural member will react under a particular load given its shape and material.

Learning Outcome: Identify the type of force acting on a structural member.

Learning Outcome: Select a material for a given application considering cost, weight, and strength.

Learning Outcome: Identify the shapes and patterns that allow for a structure to efficiently hold a given load.

Learning Outcome: Use a material's Elastic Modulus to calculate a structural member's stress and/or strain.

Learning Outcome: Use a stress-strain curve to identify the relationship between stress and strain, and the different strengths of a material. 

Learning Outcome: Identify whether a collision is elastic or inelastic, and calculate the velocities of the objects involved before and after.

Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. This is calculated as the ratio between the input force, and the output force of the device/tool. For example, "Some Device" that is ab...

Background In the previous unit on Civil Engineering, we discussed the principle of force, and the idea that: When the forces acting on Mr. Box add up to zero, he will not accelerate. With things like bridges, roads, and buildings this (usually) means the ob...

Learning Outcome: Identify various machine elements, describe their function, and include them in the construction of simple and complex machines. Fasteners A fastener is a machine element that joins or affixes two or more objects together. Some fasteners do t...

Energy is something that is found all over the physical and life sciences. Thermal Energy is what you experience when you burn your hand on the stove (again). Chemical Energy is what causes that (safely contained) explosion in chemistry class. In this section,...