Civil and Environmental Engineering 2202A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Free Body Diagram, Shear Force, Body Force

• School: Western University
• Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Course: Civil and Environmental Engineering 2202A/B
• Professor: Dr. M.L. Nehdi

Document Summary

Discuss applications of stress analysis and design of members subjected to an axial load or direct shear. Mechanics of materials is the study of the relationship b/w the external loads on a body and the intensity of the internal loads within the body. This subject also involves the deformations and stability of a body when subjected to external forces. Caused by direct contact of other body"s surface. Surface forces developed at the supports/points of contact b/w bodies. For a body to be in equilibrium, the body requires a balance of forces, and a balance of moments. For a body with a, y, z coordinate system with origin o, We account for these forces in a free body diagram. A free-body diagram is a drawing of a particular object showing the external forces and couples acting upon it. The object is said to be freed from it"s surroundings.