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Mechanics of Materials - Course Description
Instructor: W. B. Carlson
Credit Hours: 3 credits
Textbooks:
Book 1: Schaum's Outline Of Statics and Mechanics of Materials, 1st Edition, William Nash (1992) ISBN 978-0070458963
Book 2: Schaum's Outline of Strength of Materials. 4th Edition, William Nash (1998) ISBN 978-0070466173
Additional References: R.C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 6th edition, Prentice Hall (2004) ISBN 978-0131913455
Evaluation: Exams, Quizzes, Homework
Final Exam: December 2008
Objective:
Introduction to the field of solid mechanics and the procedures and solutions for basic problem solving. Construction of free body diagrams and the calculation of internal and external forces in beams, columns, and shafts. Determination of reactions of rigid bodies and the stresses in elastic bodies due to axial, torsional, and flexural loads.
Topics & Homework:
Book 1: Chapt. 1, 2 & 6: Statics: Equilibrium, free-body diagrams, loadings
Homework 1 chapter 1 problems: 25, 26, 28, 29, 30-36
Homework 2 chapter 2 problems: 13, 15-17, 19-22
-- Exam #1
Homework 3 chapter 6 problems: 24-26, 30, 31, 33
Book 1: Chapt. 8 & 9: Stresses & Strains: Normal and shear stresses and strains, deformation
Homework 4 chapter 8 problems: 22, 23, 25-29, 35-37
Homework 5 chapter 9 problems: 22, 23, 30, 35
-- Mid-Term Break --
-- Exam #2
Book 1: Chapt. 8 + Book 2: Chapt. 1: Properties: Stress-strain, Hooke's Law, Poisson's ratio
Homework 6 book 2 chapter 1 problems: 27-36, 46, 48, 49
Book 1: Chapt. 5 + Book 2: Chapt. 1: Axial Loading: Columns, trusses, principal of superposition
Homework 7 book 1 chapter 5: 8, 9
Book 2: Chapt. 2: Indeterminate analysis: Conditional displacement, thermal stresses
Homework 8 book 2 chapter 2: 18, 22, 25, 26
Book 2: Chapt. 4 & 5: Torsion: Shear and Torsion in circular shafts, torsion formula
Homework 9 book 2 chapter 4: 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and Homework 10 book 2 chapter 5: 23, 25, 27, 29, 32
-- Exam #3
Book 2: Chapt. 6: Shear and Moment: Algebraic method, shear and moment diagrams
Homework 11 book 2 chapter 6: odd problems from 17-29
Book 2: Chapt. 7 & 8: Flexure: Beam bending, flexure formula, composite beams ; Transverse Shear: Horizontal shear in beams, shear formula
Homework 12 chapter 8: even problems from 34-44 and 50
Book 2: Chapt. 3 & 16: Thin-walled pressure vessels ; Mohr's Circle: Graphical stress transformation
Homework 13 chapter 3: 19-21, 25, and chapter 16: even problems from 22-32
-- Final Exam
New York State College of Ceramics .
Alfred University . Alfred . NY .
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