MMAN3400 Mechanics of Solids 2 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MMAN3400 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 固体力学2
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Membrane stresses in axisymmetric shells, simple bending, bending of composite and reinforced concrete beams, principal and cross moments of area, unsymmetrical bending, transverse shear stresses in beams, shear centre, column buckling, theory of elasticity: compatibility - equilibrium - constitutive equations - plane stress/strain, st Venant's principal, application of theory of elasticity to axisymmetric problems, torsion of prismatic bars, torsion of multiply connected …
MMAN3400 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Hey mate, they changed a lot of things about this course to make it slightly more difficult. I scraped a pass for this term, but definitely could've scored better. Most students should have gotten a substantial part of the 2nd question of the finals (Harmonics and vibration) at …"
On Reddit: "mech3110 - super big group project, very important to have a good group tho. if you have a good group you will do very well. there’s a practical project components with a bridge and cart that you design a gearbox for mech3610 - pretty easy even if you struggled with fluids or th…"
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Q: Is MMAN3400 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches MMAN3400, and when is it offered?
A: MMAN3400 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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