ME 2355 — Mechanics of Materials
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Discusses concepts of stress and strain; transformation of stress and strain at a point; stress-strain relations material properties; second moments of cross-sectional areas; stresses and deformations in simple structural members due to axial torsional, and flexural loading for statically determinate and indeterminate cases; design of beams under combined loading; and stability of structures and buckling of columns with various supports. Laboratory experiments and written reports are required.
Prerequisites
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 182 | 196 | 93% | 3.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 4 | 97 | 128 | 76% | 7.8 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 187 | 198 | 94% | 2.8 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 139 | 143 | 97% | 1.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 4 | 237 | 257 | 92% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 141 | 158 | 89% | 5.7 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 78% · T 0% · W 86% · Th 81% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (72% of sections), W (13% of sections), R (9% of sections), M (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Marguerite Matherne (47% of students) · reviews
- Scott Julien (24% of students) · reviews
- Ruobing Bai (9% of students) · reviews
- Carol Livermore (9% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Seyedmohammad Mousavisani (27% of students) · reviews
- Marguerite Matherne (24% of students) · reviews
- Hyeon Yu Kim (16% of students) · reviews
- Scott Julien (11% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOE 5440, BIOE 5660, ME 4508, ME 4550, ME 5653
Courses that list ME 2355 in their prerequisites.
Links
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