| Module code | SWK 211 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Centroids: centroids of lines, surfaces and volumes. Constraints and statical determinancy. Space trusses. Bending moments and cables: distributed loads, parabolic and uniform cables. Liquid statics: buoyancy. Elasticity: stress-strain, stiffness, elastic moduli relations, torsion. Deflection of beams: deriviation of differential equations, bending stresses. Friction: friction surfaces, wedges, screws, belt, bearings and rolling resistance. Work and energy, virtual work. Vibration. |
| Module credits | 16.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | SWK 122 |
| Contact time | 3 tutorials per week, 2 lectures per week, 1 practical per week |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Civil Eng |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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