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Course Syllabus - ME 306 Strength of Materials II

TEXT: Beer & Johnston, 3rd edition:  Mechanics of Materials

 
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Apply Mohr's Circle to obtain the maximum normal and shear stresses and their orientation on the structural member.  A computer program will be written as a tool to apply this technique to generalized stress problems.
2. Design beams which meet the strength and stiffness requirements of the applications.
3. Apply several methods for determining the shear and moment values along a beam and the resultant deflection and curvature.  Both statically determinate and indeterminate beams are addressed.
4. Compare the buckling load for columns with various end conditions.
5. Students will improve their problem solving skills.
6. Students will improve their communication skills through group study, group project reports, and home work in class presentations.
7. Students will improve their computer programming skills.
8. Students will be encouraged to participate in team work.

 

 
Period Sections Topics Problems
1. 6.1-6.3 Shearing Stresses in Beams 6.4, 6.10
2. 6.3 Shearing Stresses in Beams 6.18, 6.24
3. 6.6-6.7 Shearing Stresses in Thin-Walled Members 6.30, 6.39
4. Review 6.11, 6.44
5. 7.1-7.3 Transformation of Plane Stress 7.4, 7.8
6. 7.1-7.3 Transformation of Plane Stress 7.15, 7.19
7. 7.4 Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress 7.32, 7.54
8. Review 7.58, 7.63
9.

TEST I
10. 7.5-7.6 Three-Dimensional Analysis of Stress 7.69, 7.70
11. 7.5-7.6 Three-Dimensional Analysis of Stress 7.76, 7.77
12. 7.9 Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels 7.100, 7.110
13. 9.1-9.3 Equation of Elastic Curve 9.3, 9.5
14. 9.1-9.3 Equation of Elastic Curve 9.9, 9.17
15. 9.5 Statically Indeterminate Beams 9.23, 9.31
16. 9.7-9.8 Method of Superposition 9.68, 9.73
17. 9.7-9.8 Method of Superposition 9.82, 9.84
18. Review 7.67, 9.83
19.

TEST II
20. 10.1-10.3 Euler's Column Formula 10.3, 10.11
21. 10.4 Euler's Column Formula 10.15, 10.24
22. 10.6 Design of Columns under a Centric Load 10.59, 10.73
23. 10.7 Design of Columns under a Eccentric Load 10.91, 
24. Review 10.18, 10.64
25.

TEST III
26. 11.1-11.3 Strain Energy 11.2, 11.9
27. 11.4-11.5 Strain Energy 11.17, 11.31
28. 11.7-11.9 Impact Loading 11.52, 11.60
29. 11.10 Deflection by Work-Energy Method 11.74, 11.75
30. Review 11.22, 11.84
31.

TEST IV
32-36 TBA

Grading:

4 Tests 50%
Homework 12.5%
Final Test 25%
Computer Project 12.5%