1.       Average normal stress and strain

2.       Average shear stress and strain

3.       Allowable Stress Design (ASD)

4.       Mechanical Properties of Materials: stress-strain diagrams, modulus of elasticity, Hooke’s law, yield stress, Poisson’s ratio, shear modulus

5.       Axially-Loaded Members: stress; strain, deformation; thermal effects; analysis of determinate and indeterminate scenarios

6.       Torsion in Cylindrical Shafts: stress, strain, deformation; analysis of determinate and indeterminate scenarios

7.       Beams: shear and moment diagrams, flexural stresses, transverse shear, deflections

8.       Stress Transformations: principal stresses, maximum shear stress, average normal stress, Mohr’s circle for transformations

9.      Buckling of Columns: Euler buckling, critical buckling load, critical buckling stress

10.   Combined Loadings and Stresses

Transfer Credit:  This course is known by several different names, including Mechanics of Materials, Solid Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, Strength of Materials, etc.  Additional topics may be taught upon request by students if required for transfer credit.  Please contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange this.  Topics (e.g., pressure vessels, failure theories) can be added as needed. 

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1.  Understand the concepts of and relationships between external load, stress, strain, and deformation.

 2.  Interpret stress–strain diagrams for a given material and describe its behavior using proper terminology (yield stress, fracture stress, modulus of elasticity, ductility, etc.).

 3.  Determine stresses, strains, and deformations in axial-loaded members, torque-loaded members, and members subjected to flexural loadings.

 4.  Apply the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method to design a member.

 5.  Analyze statically indeterminate structures.

 6.  Compute principal stresses and transform stresses using Mohr’s circle.

 7.  Identify and analyze columns subjected to buckling. 

 8.  Analyze members subjected to combined loadings.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY

Engineering is challenging, and especially within the context of a fast-paced summer session, attendance is an important first step toward your success in this course.  Attendance and punctuality are also important aspects of Professionalism.  Generally, I expect students to attend class and to arrive on time and prepared to ensure class time is used properly. I recognize that you may need to miss class for personal reasons and/or unexpected reasons (e.g., illness), and up to two absences are generally permitted for this fast-paced summer course without penalty to the Professionalism assessment category.  Additional absences beyond two class sessions may require documented requests through the Dean’s Office.

 Regardless of the reason for an absence, you are responsible for assignments and content covered on the days of an absence.  If you are unexpectedly absent, contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss makeup work and to receive notes and instruction.  If you know you will be absent on a specific day, contact the instructor well in advance to discuss the absence and to make alternative arrangements for assignments and the missed class session.

 Per JCU policy, absences on the day of a major examination (e.g., midterm tests or the final exam) must be requested through and approved by the Dean’s Office to permit a make-up examination.  Refer to the Academic Policies for clarification on this and other policies: https://www.johncabot.edu/academics/academic-policies.aspx.

A detailed schedule of topics will be provided on the first day of class.