last modified 25/04/2005

Coursecode: wb1115
Coursename: Strength of materials 1
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ECTS creditpoints: 4

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): I. Paraschiv Tel.: 015-27 86510
Catalog data:
strain, stress, kinematics
Course year: BSc 1st year
Period: 1B
Hours p/w: 6
Other hours:
Assessment: Written
Assessm.period(s): 1B, 2A
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites: wb1114
Follow up: wb1116
Detailed description of topics:
Statically determinate or indeterminate structures under external loads, temperature changes and pre-stress; strain energy. Torsion of statically determinate structures; transmission of power by shafts; strain energy. Bending, shearing and normal stresses in beams; composite structures. Deflections of statically determinate or indeterminate structures. The elastica or deflection curve; superposition using tables of beam deflections ("vergeet-mij-nietjes").
Course material:
Mechanics of Materials, third SI Edition. J.M. Gere and S.P. Timoshenko, ISBN 0-412-36880-3.
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Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Goals:
The object of this course is to give the basic tools for stress, strain and strength analysis, to gain the ability to solve certain types of problems in structural mechanics, and to improve physical understanding of problems of stress and deformation.
Computer use: One weekly computertest of one hour
Laboratory project(s): No laboratory projects
Design content:
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