Mechanics of Materials

Dr. Rehman Akhtar

rehman_akhtar@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Industrial Engineering Department
UET Peshawar
 Agenda
INTRODUCTION

SYLLABUS

OVERVIEW OF COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE OUTLINE

GRADING

COURSE EXPECTATIONS
 Introduction: About me
▪ Undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering
-UET Peshawar 2001-2005

▪ M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control)

-UET Peshawar 2006-2007

▪ M.S. degree in Engineering Management (ETM)

- The George Washington University 2008-2009

▪ Ph.D. in Engineering Management (Focus area Systems Engineering)

- The George Washington University, 2010-2014
 SE-related experience
▪ NSF: Interdependent economic systems modeling

▪ VDOT: Hurricane disruptions to critical systems

▪ LMI: Probability model to estimate workforce uncertainties in

Hurricane disruptions
INTRODUCTION (YOURSELF)
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▪ DEGREE(S) SOUGHT/COMPLETED

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OVERVIEW/ COURSE INFORMATION
Mechanics of Materials
Instructor: Rehman Akhtar (PhD)

Office: Workshops, Industrial Engineering Department.

Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 am – 12:30pm

Thursdays, 11:30 am – 1:30pm

Main Textbook:
•Mechanics of Material. Beer, Johnson and Dewolf.
•Mechanics of Materials. Hibbeler, R.C. 6th Edition. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall
•An Introduction to the mechanics of Solids. Lardner et. al., 2nd edition. New
York: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing
•Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Dowling, N.E. 2nd Edition. Upper Saddle
River, NJ, Prentice-hall
 COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
2 Deformation, Strain
3 General stress strain relationships
4 Elastic load-deformation behavior of materials
5 Lateral strain
6 Thermal strain
7 Bending: Pure bending
8 Moment-curvature Relationship
9 Beam Deflection
10 Torsion and Twisting
11 Energy Methods
12 Stress and strain transformations
13 Mohr’s stress/strain circle
14 Stress and strain transformation in composites
15-16 Yield and failure criteria of materials
 GRADING POLICY

 Quizzes (6 in total) 10%

 Assignments (6 in total) 15%

 Mid-term Examination 25%

 Final Examination 50%

 Course Expectations
 What to expect:
– Discussion of lecture materials
– Basic engineering design related exercises

 Students Engagement:
– Classroom participation rate

 Feed Back:
– Quality of lecture materials (Feed back via email or office hours)
– Questions are welcome.