MA2001 Mechanics of Materials

INTRODUCTION

Lecturers:
Chapter 1 to 5: Assoc Prof Chou Siaw Meng (Tel: 67904958, Office: N3.2-02-71)
Chapter 6 to 10: Assoc Prof Tan Soon Huat (Tel: 67904837, Office: N3.2-02-01)

Text Book: Beer, F.P., Johnston, E.R., DeWolf, J.T., Mazurek D.

Mechanics of Materials, 5th Ed, SI Units, McGraw-Hill, 2009
You are strongly recommended to buy the textbook.

Course Site: NTULearn - Lectures slides/tutorials/LAMS/CA_Quiz, etc.

You should check the course site regularly for updates

Course Assessment:
Continuous Assessment – Two Online Quizzes
 More information in [CA Quiz Information] folder
 [CA Quiz] folder will appear just before quiz time 2 x 20% = 40%
Written examination (closed-book) 60%

• Written Examination: 4 compulsory Qs (2.5 hrs) – closed-book. Refer to course

site for list of equations included in exam paper.

• Continuous Assessment (CA)

 40% of total examination marks
 Two Online Quizzes (20% of total examination marks each)
 When? Topics? MC or LOA? (refer to course site)

• Attempt at least past three year’s exam questions (note: no exams in sem2 19/20
and sem1 20/21 due to Covid19)
MA2001 Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, you are expected to
be able to:
1. Formulate the relations between loading types and the
material response.
2. Perform basic calculations for a body with regards to
applied loads, materials, structures, and stresses and
deformations.
3. Apply the knowledge gained to engineering design in a
creative and systematic manner.
4. Analyse the factors contributing to the deformation and
failure of structures.

Practical examples of how the

knowledge of mechanics of
materials are applied
 Apple iPhone 6 Plus
(Sep 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMJ4yZf8MoA

Bending Test
(3-point, line load)

Bending Test
(3-point, point load)

Twisting/Torsion

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/25/apple-testing-facility-detailed/