Sep 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

ET 2200 - Statics


Laws of equilibrium of forces, friction, centroids, and moment of inertia.

Requisites: MATH 2302 and PHYS 2051 or 2054 and 2055
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: TAG course: OES002 Engineering Statics
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to analyze truss structures using the method of joints and the method of section.
  • Students will be able to construct shear-moment diagrams.
  • Students will be able to determine moment of inertia.
  • Students will be able to draw free-body diagrams.
  • Students will be able to locate centroid of a 2-D body and center of gravity of a 3-D body.
  • Students will be able to solve 2-D static problems.
  • Students will be able to solve 30D static problems using the vector method.
  • Students will be able to solve frames and machines.
  • Students will be able to solve static problems involving friction.
  • Students will understand concept of static equilibrium.


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