圖片為X-31、國際太空站和Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill橋。（譯者註 :X-31是美國和德國共同試驗的一個平臺，試驗的主要目標是提高現有戰鬥機的機動性。推力向量技術驗證機。Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill橋是Christian Menn設計的美國最寬的懸索橋－波士頓。）圖片來自於美國國家航空太空總署和開放式課程.)。 The X-31, the International Space Station, and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. (Photos courtesy of NASA and OCW.)
Applies solid mechanics to analysis of high-technology structures. Structural design considerations. Review of three-dimensional elasticity theory; stress, strain, anisotropic materials, and heating effects. Two-dimensional plane stress and plane strain problems. Torsion theory for arbitrary sections. Bending of unsymmetrical section and mixed material beams. Bending, shear, and torsion of thin-wall shell beams. Buckling of columns and stability phenomena. Introduction to structural dynamics. Exercises in the design of general and aerospace structures.
