MEng 1082-Strength of Materials I

Course Number MEng 1082

Course Title Strength of Materials I
Degree Program BSc in Mechanical Engineering
Module Mechanics of Materials
Module Coordinator N.N
Lecturer N.N
ECTS Credits 6
Contact Hours (per 6
week)
Course Objectives & This course is intended to introduce students to:
Competences to be  Basic concepts in mechanics of materials;
Acquired  Strength and deformation calculations of loaded members;
 Stability criteria of compression members;
 Design methods of simple machine members.
Course Simple stress and strain in tension and compression
Description/Course members; Deformation; Shear and bending moment
Contents diagrams; Bending stresses in beams, the flexure formula;
Slope and deflection of beams; Shearing stresses in beams,
Course Contents 1. Introduction to Strength of materials. 3hrs.
2. Simple stress in tension and compression: 15 hrs.
equilibrium of deformable bodies. Concept of
force, moment and stress, normal stress,
shear stress, allowable stress; Simple strain
in tension and compression, and deformation
3. Tension and compression tests, stress-Strain 15 hrs.
diagram, stress-Strain behavior of ductile and
brittle materials, Hooke’s Law, strain energy,
Poisson’s ratio, shear stress-Strain diagram.
4. Torsion of structures: torsion of circular 21 hrs.
shafts, torsion formula, angle of twist,
analysis of torque loaded members.
Combined loading of structures: state of
stress of members subjected to combined
loading, axial force, shear force, torsional
moment and bending moment.
5. Bending: shear force and bending moment 18 hrs.
 diagrams. Graphical method for constructing
shear force and bending moment diagrams,
bending deformation of beams, flexure
formula. Bending stresses in beams, the
flexure formula
6. Deflection of beams: the elastic curve, slope 12 hrs.
and displacement by integration, method of
superposition.
7. Transverse Shear: shear in straight members, 12 hrs.
the shear formula, shear stresses in beams,
shear flow in built-up members, and shear
flow in thin-walled members.
Pre-requisites CEng 1061 (Engineering Mechanics I – Statics)
Semester 2nd
Status of Course Professional Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures supported by tutorials and assignments.
Methods
Assessment/Evaluati  Assignments 10%,
on & Grading  Mid-semester Examination 30%,
System  Final Examination 60%.
Attendance Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours, and 100%
Requirements attendance during practical work sessions, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Literature References:
1. Ferdinand P. Beer, Jr., E. Russell Johnston, and John
T. DeWolf, Mechanics of Materials, Jan 20, 2005.
2. Popov, E.P., Mechanics of Materials(SI Version), 1978.
(Old but still a good one.)
3. Beer, F.P. and Johnston E. Russell, Mechanics of
Materials, Oct 1, 2005.
4. Robert L. Mott, Applied Strength of Materials, 2001.
5. Hearn, E.S., Mechanics of Materials, Aug. 1997
6. Andrew Pytel and Ferdinand L. Singer, Strength of
Material, 1987
7. Nash, W.A., Strength of Materials (Schaum’s Outline
Series), Jul 1, 1998