Introduction to material science. Introduction to elasticity. Strength under combined stresses. Energy methods. Column theory. Unsymmetric bending. Fundamentals of fatigue and fracture.

Textbooks: Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis, Richard G. Budynas, WCB/McGraw Hill, New York, 1999.

This course expands knowledge in mechanics of materials by considering aspects such as material science, strengthening mechanisms, basic elasticity, failure theories, energy methods, buckling of columns, unsymmetric bending, and basic fatigue and fracture.

• Stress Transformation, 2-D and 3-D Mohr’s Circle, Principal stress/strain, Maximum shear stress
• Shear flow, 5.2 Torsion of closed thin-walled tubes
• Bending of unsymmetrical beams
• Transverse shear stresses
• Shear in Closed Thin-Walled Sections
• Strain energy, Castigliano’s first theorem
• The virtual load method, Reyleigh’s method, Rayleigh-Ritz Technique applied to beam bending
• Strength and design factor
• Fracture mechanics

3 1-hour session

This course contributes the following outcomes: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.