Mechanics of Materials

This course is to provide students with a clear and thorough presentation of both the theory and application of the fundamental principles of mechanics of materials. Understanding is based on explanation of the physical behaviour of material under load and then modeling this behaviour to develop the theory. Emphasis is placed on the importance of satisfying equilibrium, compatibility of deformation, and material behaviour requirements. After completing this course, a student should be able to design components to meet desired needs in terms of strength and deformation, foster effective mathematical and graphical communication skills and cultivate ethical engineering decisions.  

After completing this course, a student should be able to obtain fundamental theories and methods in mechanics of materials and achieve innovative consciousness and innovative capabilities through practice exercises. A student can obtain

• The fundamental concepts about displacement, strain, stress and stress-strain relation;

• The analysis procedure to determine the internal forces, stress, strain and evaluation of failure for long slender bars;

• The method of stress analysis and strength evaluation of long slender bars under combined loadings

• The force method to solve the statically indetermined structures

• The procedure to solve the buckling of columns. 

• An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Calculus, Theoretical Mechanics, Physics

R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 5^th ed., 2004, ISBN 978-7-04-014008-8.