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