Strength of Materials

Strength of Materials (221 - 14815)
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
Semester 2/Spring Semester
3rd Year/Upper Division

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE COMPLETED:
Mechanics of Structures
Elasticity.

Competences and Skills that will be Acquired and Learning Results:

Knowledge of the basic techniques for the structural analysis of solids, which fundament the formation of the Mechanical Engineer.
Capacity to analyse elastic structures and beams, to assess the hypotheses and to interpret the results.

Description of Contents/Course Description:

1. PART 1: STRESSES IN PRISMATIC ELEMENTS
1.1. Normal stresses: axial force and bending moment
1.2. Shear stresses: shear force and torsion

PART 2: MOVEMENTS IN PRISMATIC ELEMENTS
2.1. Navier-Bresse equations
2.2. Mohr theorems
2.3. Equation of the Elastica

PART 3: ENERGETIC THEOREMS
3.1. Work of the extrenal forces
3.2. Elastic energy stored in the prismatic element
3.3. Maxwell-Betti theorem
3.4. First Castigliano theorem. Applications

PART 4: SOLVING STATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
4.1. Fundamentals of structural analysis
4.2. Beams
4.3. Truss structures
4.4. Frame structures

Learning Activities and Methodology:

In each week one lecture session (master class) and one practical session (in reduced groups) will be taught. The first is geared to the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, and the second to the acquisition of practical skills related to theoretical concepts. In addition to this sessions two laboratory practical sessions in reduced groups (maximum 20 students) will be impart.
Students will have the possibility of individual tutorials.
Students will have the possibility of individual tutorials. Also, there could be group tutoring session.

Assessment System:

Final exam (obligatory): 60%

Continuum evaluation: 40%
- Laboratory: 15%
- Evaluation controls: 25%

To pass the course, the student has to attend the laboratory classes, complete the laboratory exercises and deliver them to the teacher, and obtain a grade equal or higher than 4.5 in the final exam.

Basic Bibliography:

CELIGÜETA, J.T.. Curso de anásis estructural. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, S.A. 1998
J.A. Garrido, A. Foces. Resistencia de Materiales. Universidad de Valladolid. 1994
J.M. Gere, S. Timoshenko. Resistencia de materiales. Thompson. 1984
MARTÍ, Pascual.. "Análisis de estructuras: Métodos clásicos y matriciales",. Horacio Escarbajal, Editores, 2003.
NAVARRO, Carlos; PÉREZ CASTELLANOS, José Luis. "Ingeniería Estructural: Análisis". Publicación del Departamento.