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Course Outcomes
CO1 Apply the basic concepts and fundamental principles in solid mechanics. [PO1, LO1, SS1] C2.
CO2 Analyze the state of stress and strain in elastic mechanical members under various loading condi-
tions. [PO2, LO3, SS1] C4.
CO3 Evaluate the solid mechanics elements involved in mechanical designs of engineering structures.
[PO4, LO3, SS1] C6
Course Description
The course deals with the study of stresses and strains in deformable bodies under axial loading, torsion,
bending, and combined loadings. The study is restricted to the linear-elastic response of the bodies. It covers
the transformations of plane stress and strain including the method of Mohr’s circle, deflections of beams,
buckling of columns, and strain energy.
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Course Content & Completion Period
Week Contact Chapter Topics
Hours
1 6 Concept of Stress Free Body Diagram, Equilibrium of a Deformable Body, Normal
and Strain Stress and Normal Strain, Shear Stress and Shear Strain, Stress-
Strain Relation: Elastic Constants E, G and factor of Safety.
3 6 Axially Loaded Stress, Strain and Deformation of Members under Axial Load,
Members Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Problems, and prob-
lems involving temperature changes
5 6 Torsion of Circular Torsion formula and Statically determinate shafts, Statically Inde-
Shafts terminate Shafts, Power Transmission Shafts
Test 1
7 9 Bending of Straight Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams, Bending Deforma-
Beams tion of a Straight Member and Flexure Formula, Shear Stresses
in Beams and Shear Formula, Deflection and Slope of Beams
using Direct Integration Method and Macaulay’s Method
10 3 Buckling of Euler’s Buckling Formula, Columns Having Various Types of Sup-
Columns ports
11 9 Transformations of General Equations for Plane Stress Transformation, Mohr’s Circle
Stress and Strain for Plane Stress, Absolute Maximum Shear Stress, Transforma-
tion of Plane Strain, Mohr’s Circle for Plane Strain, Determination
of Stresses from Strains: Generalized Hooke’s Law
13 3 Strain Energy Introduction to Strain Energy Concept, Strain Energy due to Var-
ious Types of Loading
Test 2
Method of Instructions
Lecture
Lectures are given to cover the basic principles of each topic. Reading materials and relevant examples will be
provided.
Tutorial
In-depth discussions of assignments or problems which are given during lecture will be conducted during
tutorial period.
Assessment
Course Work (40 %)
Test 1 10%
Test 2 10%
Individual Assignment 10%
Common Assignment 10%
Final Examination (60 %)
TOTAL (100 %)
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Grading scale
4.00 A+ 90-100 2.33 C+ 55-59
4.00 A 80-89 2.00 C 50-54
3.67 A- 75-79 1.67 C- 47-49
3.33 B+ 70-74 1.33 D+ 44-46
3.00 B 65-69 1.00 D 40-43
2.67 B- 60-64 0.67 E 30-39
0.00 F 0-29
Recommended Textbook
R.C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 9th edition, Pearson, 2014.
References
1. Beer Johnston and De Wolf Mazurek, Mechanics of Materials , 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012.
2. E.J. Hearns, Mechanics of Materials, Pergamon Press, Vol 1 & 2, 1997.
3. R.T. Fenner and J.N. Reddy, Mechanics of Solids, CRC Press, 1991.
CO-PO MEC411
No. CO PO1 PO2 PO4
1 Describe the basic concepts and fundamental prin- C2
ciples in solid mechanics
2 Analyze the state of stress and strain in elastic me- C4
chanical members under various loading conditions
3 Evaluate the solid mechanics elements involved in C6
mechanical designs of engineering structures