ASE264 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
| Course Code: | 3840264 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (4.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.5 |
| Department: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr MEHRDAD MIRZAEI SICHANI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to develop in the engineering student the ability to analyze a given problem in a simple and logical manner by applying a few fundamental principles for the determination of stresses, strains and deflections of engineering members under the application of various types of loading. The necessary formulas will be developed and the conditions under which they can be applied to the design and analysis of actual engineering structures and machine components will be indicated. At the end of this course, the students will be able to analyze the stresses and strains in axially loaded members; determine torsional shearing stresses and deformations in circular members; compute stresses and deflections due to bending in beams; analyze stresses in two dimensions and understand the concepts of principal stresses and the use of Mohr’s circle for transformation of plane stress; determine stresses in thin walled pressure vessels; apply static design criteria for ductile and brittle materials; distinguish and solve statically determinate and indeterminate problems.
Course Content
Introduction to stress and strain concepts. Concept of analysis and design. Structural joints.Introduction to determinate and indeterminate problems, stress concentrations. Analysis of linearly elastic problems in axial loading, torsion and pure bending cases. Transverse loading and analysis of shear stresses. Transformations of stress and strain. Design of beams and shafts for strength. Analysis of deflection of beams with various support conditions by integration and by moment-area methods.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- compute stresses in structural members subjected to axial loads, torsion and bending moments
- draw Mohr's circle and perform stress transformations
- compute deflections of beams
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | ability to apply basic knowledge in mathematics, science, and engineering in solving aerospace engineering problems | ✔ | |||
| 2 | ability to analyze and design aerospace systems and subsystems | ✔ | |||
| 3 | ability to reach knowledge required to solve given problems and utilize that knowledge in solving them | ✔ | |||
| 4 | ability to follow advancements in their fields and improve themselves professionally | ✔ | |||
| 5 | ability to communicate and participate effectively in multi-disciplinary teams | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution