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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "ENGR 211"
COURSE NAME: "Mechanics of Materials"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Summer Session II 2023
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Javier Martin Montefort-Sanchez
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MTWTH 11:10 AM 1:00 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite: ENGR 210
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course provides a study of the fundamentals of solid mechanics of deformable bodies. The engineering structures covered in this course are determinate and indeterminate assemblies of tension members, columns (including buckling), beams (flexural members), shafts (torsional members), and thin-walled pressure vessels (tanks). The course also contains an introduction to common categories and types of engineering materials and their failure mechanisms. The importance of safety factors and their application in the Allowable Stress Design philosophy is emphasized throughout the course, leading to an enhanced awareness of the professional and ethical responsibilities inherent to the role of the engineer.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
1. Stress
2. Strain
3. Mechanical Properties of Materials
4. Axial Load
5. Torsion
6. Bending
7. Transverse Shear
8. Combined Loadings
9. Stress Transformation
10. Design of Beams and Shafts
11. Deflection of Beams and Shafts
12. Buckling
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the causes that produce normal and shear stresses on a mechanical element and determine average normal and shear stresses when appropriate.
2. Understand the concept of strain and the relation between stress and strain.
3. Interpret stress–strain diagrams for a given material and describe its behavior using proper terminology (yield stress, fracture stress, modulus of elasticity, ductility, etc.)
4. Correctly apply the various sign conventions that comprise the basic language of solid mechanics.
5. Determine stresses and strains in axially-loaded members, members subjected to torsion, and members subject to flexural loadings.
6. Solve statically indeterminate problems.
7. Determine the principal stresses and then use them to properly design a mechanical element.
8. Determine the deflection of a shaft/beam subjected to a system of loads.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| Mechanics of Materials, 10th Ed. | R. C. Hibbeler | Pearson | 9780134319650 | | Either electronic or hard copy format will be fine. | Hard Copy | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| Homework Assignments | Weekly homework assignments will be graded. The average homework score will correspond to 10 % of the final score. | 10% |
| Quizzes | Weekly quizzes will correspond to 20% of the final score. | 20% |
| Midterm Test | Midterm test will take place on Wednesday, July 20th. | 35% |
| Final Exam | Final Exam will take place on Friday, August 4th. Final Exam is comprehensive. | 35% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed. The final exam period runs until August 4th 2023.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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