Course curriculum

  • 1

    Unit 1.- INTRODUCTION TO STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

    • Summary of the unit

    • Mechanical Properties of the Materials

    • Linear Elasticity and Elastic Properties
  • 2

    Unit 2.- INTERNAL FORCE DIAGRAMS

    • Summary of the unit

    • Understanding Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

    • Internal Forces and Diagrams - Theory and Examples

    • Example I

    • Example II

    • Example III
  • 3

    Unit 3.- STRESSES AND STRAINS IN A PRISMATIC SOLID

    • Summary of the unit

    • An Introduction to Stress and Strain

    • Stress and Strain in Torsion Members

    • Stress and Strain in Bending Members

    • Understanding Stress Transformation and Mohr's Circle

    • Failure Theories

    • Example - Axial Load

    • Example - Torsion

    • Example - Shear and Bending
  • 4

    Unit 4.- COMBINED LOADING

    • Summary of the unit

    • Example of unsymmetric bending
  • 5

    Unit 5.- DEFORMATIONS OF A PRISMATIC SOLID

    • Summary of the unit

    • Understanding the Deflection of Beams
  • 6

    Unit 6.- STRUCTURAL STABILITY

    • Summary of the unit

    • Understanding Buckling
  • 7

    Summary

    • Sheet of formulae