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2022/2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

A E 651 - Theory of Elastic Stability

Units: 3

Prerequisite(s): A E 310  and graduate standing in aerospace engineering.

Stability of elastic systems. Differential equations of stability by summation of forces and moments, and by the variational method. Applications. Formerly numbered Aerospace Engineering 727 and Engineering Mechanics 727.