GENENG 2340
Mechanics of Materials
,
,Learning Outcomes
✓ Determine the elastic deformation of axially
loaded members
✓ Apply the principle of superposition for total
effect of different loading cases
, Saint-Venant’s
Principle
The stress and strain produced at points
in a body sufficiently removed from the
region of external load application will
be the same as the stress and strain
produced by any other applied external
loading that has the same statically
equivalent resultant and is applied to
the body within the same region.