Preparation¶

• Read sections 3-19, 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3 in the book.

Concepts¶

After this lesson you should be able to:

• Understand the stress distributions in spherical and cylindrical contact.
• Compute maximum stresses in contacted surfaces.
• Have a conceptual understanding of stiffness.
• Find the deflection of a straight beam under load.

Upcoming Due Dates¶

• The peer reviews of your teammates papers is due Monday, October 17 by midnight.
• The final draft of your report is due on Friday, October 21st.