Course Overview
Represents a second course in strength of materials and introduces calculus in the conceptual representation of stress, strain and deflection, tension, compression, shear, torsion, deflection and buckling of material under load. Additional topics included are: stress/strain transformations; analysis of stress-strain relations, exact and approximate solutions bending of beams; bending of curved beams; torsion of prismatic bars, axisymetrically loaded members; energy methods; elastic stability, and plastic behaviour of materials. Buckling and stability of structures is also introduced and experimental strain measurement is covered by lectures and laboratory sessions.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine elastic deformation of members under axial statically determinate and statically indeterminate load configurations. [1, 2]
- Determine elastic deformation of uniform shafts, solid non-circular shafts and thin-walled tubes under torsional statically determinate and statically indeterminate load configurations. [1, 2]
- Determine bending deformation of symmetric, asymmetric, composite and curved beams under axial statically determinate and statically indeterminate bending load configurations. [1, 2]
- Apply the Principle of Super-positioning. [1, 2]
- Draw shear flow distributions in thin-walled members. [1, 2]
- Execute strain transformations with reference to Mohr's Circle. [1, 2]
- Use material properties to relate stress and strain in members. [1, 2]
- Distinguish between the use of the Euler load and the Secant formula to evaluate the integrity of columns to buckling failure. [1, 2]
- Apply the energy method and discontinuity functions to determine elastic deformation of members under axial, torsional and bending load configurations. [1, 2]
- Apply Castigliano's Theorem to trusses and beams. [1, 2]
Effective as of Fall 2018
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