Course Code: CVS 217

Moi University
School of Engineering
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Lecture notes
Course Title: Solid Mechanics
Course Units: 4

OUTLINE
Chapter 1: Introduction to Solid Mechanics
1.1. General Introduction
1.2. Objectives of the Course
1.3. Loading: Static and Dynamic
1.4. Applications
Chapter 2: Stress and Strain in Tension, Compression and Shear
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Normal stress and strain
2.3 Stress-Strain Diagrams
2.4 Linear elasticity and Hookes Law
2.5 Members with Variable Cross-sections and Compound Members
2.6 Shear Stress and Strain
2.7 Tutorials
Chapter 3: Torsion
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Torsion of Solid Circular Shafts
3.3 The torsion Formula
3.4 Torsion of Hollow Circular Shafts
3.5 Torsion of Thin-Walled Tubes
3.6 Tutorials
Chapter 4: Bending Theory
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Review of section properties
4.3 Stresses due to bending
4.4 Flexure formula
4.5 Stresses Due to Pure Shear
4.6 Shear Formula
4.7 Relationship between Load, Shear Force, and Bending Moment
4.8 Combined action of axial force and bending moment.
4.9 Tutorials
Chapter 5: One and Two Dimensional Analysis of Stress and Strain
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Stress on an inclined plane
5.3 Principal stresses
5.4 Maximum shear stresses
5.5 Mohr's circle for stress and strain
5.6 Strains on an inclined plane
5.7 Elastic stress-strain relationship
5.8 Stress and Strain Measurements
5.9 Tutorials
Chapter 6: Combined loadings and theories of failure
6.1 Direct stress
6.2 Bending stress

6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7

Eccentric thrust
Pressure and axial tension,
Torsion and tension or bending
Rankine, Tresca and Von Mises failure theories
Tutorials

Laboratory Work:

Indentation of materials, torsion test, tensile test, compression test, beam deflection test.

Reference Material:
Gere & Tomoshenko, Strength of Materials 2nd Edition
Evaluation:
Class Assignment:
Continuous Assessment Test:
Final Examination:

10%
20%
70%