MAK206

Strength of Materials

Faculty \ Department
School of Engineering \ Mechanical Engineering
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Compulsory
English
Prerequisites
MAK104
Programs that can take the course
Mechanical Engineering
Course Description
Stress and strain concepts. Axial loading, axially loaded hyperstatic elements, thermal stress. Torsion, torsion angle, hyperstatic elements subjected to torque. Bending, eccentric axial loading of beams. Vertical shear, shear yielding in segmented members. Combined loading. Stress strain transformation. Deflection of beams and shafts, hyperstatic shafts and beams.
Textbook and / or References
1. R.C. Hibbeler, Russell C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials (4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 4th Edition, 1999. (textbook) 2. F. P. Beer., and E. R., Jr., Johnston, Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1992. 3. E. P. Popov, Engineering Mechanics of Solids, Prentice-Hall, NJ, 1990.
Course Objectives
To explain the basic principles of stress analysis so as to establish the relationship between stresses and strains, internal forces and moments in simple elements under simple loading conditions.
Course Outcomes
1. To explain the basic principles of stress analysis in order to establish the relationship between stress and strain in simple elements under simple loading conditions and internal forces and moments.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Stress
Week 2: Stress
Week 3: Axial Loading
Week 4: Torsion
Week 5: Bending
Week 6: Bending
Week 7: Transverse Shear
Week 8: Compound Loading
Week 9: Stress and Strain Transformations, Mohr circle
Week 10: Stress and Strain Transformations, Mohr circle
Week 11: Slope of Beams and Shafts
Week 12: Slope of Beams and Shafts
Tentative Assesment Methods
Homework 15%
Midterm Exams 50%
Final 35%
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Course Outcome
1 B C