• Semester 1 (Day)
• Semester 1 (External)

Synopsis

Every   structure  or  machine  has to perform its  intended  function
within  a predetermined  and acceptable probability of failure. Stress
analysis   addresses the  stability  and strength  of  structures  and
machines  while  under  load.   It predicts  how  force   is   carried
through  a  structure or  machine  and  how  the  materials   at   any
point  in any individual member resist the  force.   As  such,  stress
analysis  is  essential  to  the  design  function  and  the  analysis
function.  Every engineer who has to make a judgement on the  strength
and stability of  any structure,  machine  or mechanism, no matter how
simple   or  how  complex,  must understand the fundamental principles
of stress analysis.