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CIVE 205Solid Mechanics 2

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Civil Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Deflections of beams and trusses, energy methods, principle of virtual work. Introduction to frames, arches, and suspended structures. Analysis of stress and strain, plane problems, theories of failure, buckling of columns.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AE205 - Solid Mechanics 2 (0.50)

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Reviewed on UW Flow

79% liked it67% easy97% useful

From 38 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Although Stan is terrible during online lectures, but he knows the stuff well and can explain concepts clearly during office hour.

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  • not too much course content but decently hard.

    Jul 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • no finals to practice with. S2016 was 5 questions: Unsymmetric Bending, Castigliano arch question, Virtual Work, and Frames.

    Aug 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Topics are fundamental. Assignments and exam are straight-forward and fair.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CIVE 205, March 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2018

uWaterloo equivalent of this course? 1 point, 2 comments

“So I want to take a course at another uni, is there a course in the winter semester that is more or less equivalent to this? …”

u/colaroga: “This sounds like a combination of CIVE204 - solid mechanics 1 (fall) and CIVE205 - solid mechanics 2 (spring), but during winter term there is CIVE303 structural analysis which I have not taken yet. …”

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Winter 2016

Upper year Civil Eng students: have any of you managed to take Arch 277 in 2nd year? 0 points, 2 comments

“I tried to enroll in it but it conflicts with one of my pre-scheduled lectures. Is this typical in 2nd year? …”

u/lotuschan: “… In 2B you should automatically be taking CIVE 205, 222, 240, and 280, with a CSE on the side. You're still at the point where you're taking pretty much all core courses, and this doesn't really change until 3B. Not really. Sorry. …”

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