Rutgers University Mechanics of Solids Jan 22 May 3, 2013 Tuesday, Friday 10:20 am 11:40 am Room: SEC 117

Dr. Howard Kliger 732-469-7646 hskliger@comcast.net Office: by appt. Text: Mechanics of Materials, 6th or 8th Ed, R.C.Hibbeler, Prentice Hall (either Edition ok) Grading: Midterm + Final 65% approx Special Design Problems 30% approx Quiz/Homework 5 % approx Course content: 1. Introduction Terms: Stress Force Moment Equilibrium Normal stress, shear stress, statically determinate, indeterminate Resolution of forces 2. Stress Strain Tension test, true stress strain, Hooks Law, Poisson Ratio, Thermal strains Elastic, Viscoelastic, Creep, Fatigue Special Problem 1 3. Axial Deformation of Bars Elastic Analysis St Venants Principal, Finite Elements, Stress Concentrations 4. Generalized Hooks Law Spring Constants, Shear Modulus, Bulk Modulus Pressure Vessels cylindrical, spherical Special Problem 2 5. Torsion of bars and shafts elastic analysis Special problems 3 6. Beam Statics Equilibrium Method of Sections Shear and Moment Diagrams Midterm Exam (Take Home) Hand out March 6, Return March 12 Special Problem 4 7. Beam Bending Stress strain Moment of Inertia Parallel Axis Theorem Shapes, Equivalent Area Method Elastic plastic differences Special Problem 5 8. Beam Shear Stress strain shear flow Special problem 6 9. Stress Transformations Principal stresses Mohrs Circle Superposition 10. Failure Theories Maximum Normal Stress Maximum Shear Stress Maximum Distortion Energy Others Fatigue, Tsai Wu, Hill, Coulomb Mohr 11. Beam Deflection by Direct Integration Moment Curvature, Governing DFQ , Boundary Conditions Final Exam (Take Home) Hand out April 30, Return May 7 to CE office or by special arrangement. Note: Covered, but not in detail: Indeterminate structures, energy methods, column buckling, non symmetric bending