Jul 30, 2025  
2025-26 RCC Catalog 
    
2025-26 RCC Catalog
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ENGR 213 - Strength of Materials


4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):  

ENGR 211  

Course Description: Presents the concepts of introductory mechanics of materials. Topics addressed are the concept of stress, axial stress and strain, torsion, pure bending, transverse loading, transformations of stress and strain, design of beams and shafts for strength, deflection of beams, and columns.  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
  • CLO#2: Apply understanding of statics, calculus, physics, chemistry, and probability/ statistics to analyze and design simple mechanical systems with engineering materials.
  • CLO#3: Recognize types of failure modes, material property influence, and use of factors of safety or allowable stresses/strains on design.
  • CLO#4: Communicate a design using effective written communication and graphics. (ILO: Communication)

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.



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