Strength of Materials

General Data
Academic program	ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM			:
Type d'EC	Classes
Lectures : 12h00 Tutorials : 12h00 Lab Work : 8h00 Total duration : 56h00	Status :	Period : Semester 5	Education language : English

Learning Outcomes
The students should be able to: - analyze structural systems to determine stresses and straisn for axial, torsional and bending loads - understand the influence of internal forces on overall structural response. - build shear and moment diagrams for simple structures in 2 dimensions. - understand stress concentration under different loading conditions - analyze statically undeterminate systems - become familiar with a numerical simulation software (Ansys Structural)

Learning Outcomes

The students should be able to:
- analyze structural systems to determine stresses and straisn for axial, torsional and bending loads
- understand the influence of internal forces on overall structural response.
- build shear and moment diagrams for simple structures in 2 dimensions.
- understand stress concentration under different loading conditions
- analyze statically undeterminate systems
- become familiar with a numerical simulation software (Ansys Structural)

Content
- Introduction: review of Statics and Solid Mechanics (stress and strain) - Axial loads: stress concentrations, stresses due to temperature change, solutions of hyperstatic systems - Torsional loads: torsion of shafts due to applied torques, design of transmission shafts, stress concentrations - Analysis of beams under later loads: shear and moment diagrams - Pure bending of beams: normal stresses, properties of cross-sections - Deflection of beams: elastic curve equation, resolution of hyperstatic systems

Content

- Introduction: review of Statics and Solid Mechanics (stress and strain)

- Axial loads: stress concentrations, stresses due to temperature change, solutions of hyperstatic systems

- Torsional loads: torsion of shafts due to applied torques, design of transmission shafts, stress concentrations

- Analysis of beams under later loads: shear and moment diagrams

- Pure bending of beams: normal stresses, properties of cross-sections

- Deflection of beams: elastic curve equation, resolution of hyperstatic systems

Pre-requisites / co-requisites
Solid Mechanics General Mechanics

Bibliography
Raymond Parnes, "Solid Mechanics in Engineering", Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., John T. DeWolf, "Mechanics of Materials"

Assessment(s)
N°	Nature	Coefficient	Observable objectives
1	1 mid-term at the mid-course about the topics covered in the first half of the course: Review of statics, axial loads, torsion, shear and moment diagrams	0,3	Written exam
2	Final exam about all the concepts covered in the course. The exam consists of short questions as well as thorough analysis problems.	0,45	Written exam
3	Use of commercial FEM software: Axial, bending and torsional loads.	0,15	Practical work
4	Quizzes, general behavior in class	0,1	Continuous Assessment