Entry requirements

30 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Single Variable Calculus and participation one of the courses Mechanics I and Mechanics Basic Course.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• explain the one-dimensional as well as three-dimensional concepts of stress and strain to quantify the internal forces and deformation,
• explain and apply one-dimensional as well as three-dimensional material models including elasticity, elastoplasticity, thermoelasticity, and viscoelasticity,
• interpret and draw symbolic representations of different one-dimensional structures under mechanical loading,
• determine internal forces and deformations in bars, trusses, shafts, beams, pressure vessels and circular discs,
• calculate relevant criteria in dimensioning problems to avoid failure by plastic deformation and elastic instability,
• employ energy methods as an alternative approach to determine internal forces and deformations in one-dimensional structures.

Content

This basic course in Solid Mechanics aims to provide an introduction to analysis of stress and strain in solid materials under elastic, elastoplastic, and viscoelastic deformation. Focus is on investigating a number of fundamental structural elements such as bars, shafts and beams under different loading conditions. Within the analysis, both one-dimensional and three-dimensional methods are employed. Axisymmetric problems are discussed after simplifying the general equations using axial symmetry. Dimensioning problems are addressed to avoid plastic deformation and buckling. Energy methods are introduced to determine deformation and stress in thin one-dimensional structures.

Instruction

Lectures, problem solving sessions, communication seminars, experimental and computer laboration.

Assessment

Written examination (9 credits). Laboratory work (1 credit).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.