UTSA

Mechanical Engineering
ME 3813 Mechanics of Solids
Syllabus
Part A - Course Outline

Required Course in Mechanical Engineering Program

Catalog Description:
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EGR 2103.
Internal forces and deformations in solids; stress, strain and their relations, torsion, stresses and deflections in
beams, elastic behavior of columns

Prerequisites:
EGR 2103 Statics (requires a grade of C- or better)

Textbook(s) and /or required material:
James M. Gere and Barry J. Goodno, Mechanics of Materials, 8
th
Edition, CENGAGE Learning, 2013.

Major Prerequisites by Topic:
Differentiation, Integration, Static Equilibrium, Free-Body Diagrams.

Topics Covered:
1. Tension, compression, and shear
2. Axially loaded members
3. Torsion of bars
4. Shear and bending moment diagrams
5. Stresses in beams
6. Analysis of stresses and strains
7. Mohrs Circle for plain stress and plain strains
8. Deflection of beams
9. Statically indeterminant structures
10. Buckling of columns

Contribution of course to meet the professional component:
This course prepares students to work in the areas of mechanical systems, mechanical design, mechanics and
materials.

Relationship of the course to students outcomes:
This course primarily contributes to the Mechanical Engineering program outcomes that develop student
abilities:
(a) to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(e) to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

The course contributes in a secondary way to Mechanical Engineering program outcomes:
(k) to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
(l) to apply principles of engineering, basic science, and mathematics to model, analyze, design, and realize
physical systems, components or processes.

Course objectives (contribution to student outcomes):
For students to demonstrate,
1. Determining of normal stresses and strains, shear stresses and strains (a, e)
2. Determining of deformation, stress and strain in axially loaded members (a, e)
3. Determining of stresses and deformation in torsion of prismatic bars (a,e)
4. Developing shear and bending moment diagrams (a, e, k)
5. Determining of stresses and strains in bending of beams (a, e)

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6. Determining of principal and maximum shear stresses, principal and maximum shear strains (a, e, k, l)
7. Constructing of Mohrs Circle for plain stress and plain strains (a, e, l)
8. Determining of deflections in beams: integration of bending moment, integration of shear force, moment-
area method, and method of superposition (a, e)
9. Determining critical buckling load in columns (a, e, l)

Performance Criteria:
Objectives 1 through 9 will be evaluated using evaluation results of homework assignments, quizzes, exams I,
exam II, and comprehensive final examination.
Course Coordinator:
H. C. Han

Person who prepared this description:
Yesh Singh, June 2014
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Part B- General Course Information and Policies
Lecture Recitations
Instructor Dr. Yesh P. Singh
Instructors Office EB 3.04.08
Instructors Phone Number 210 458-5527
Instructors Office Hours TR 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., W 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.,
and by appointment

Class Meeting Time/Room TR 12:00 p.m.-1:55 p.m., Business Building 3.01.06
Class Conduct: Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. To
assure all students have an opportunity to gain from time spent in class; students are prohibited from
engaging in any form of distraction.

Course Grade:
Exam I .. 25
Exam II .. 25
Final Exam .. 35
Homework Assignments ... 15
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Total .100

Homework, Design Project, and Attendance Policies:
1. All homework assignments will be due on the due date. No late homework will be accepted.
2. Cooperation tackling homework is encouraged and permitted, especially for the hardest homework problems; however,
all homework turned in should represent your own individual efforts.
3. Homework should be done on 8-1/2"x11" engineer's paper and identified by: ME 3813; Student Name; Homework No.,
and Date. Computer printouts for homework solutions are okay for submission.
4. Homework should be neat and legible, with all pages stapled.
5. Attendance in the class is not mandatory but a record of attendance will be kept by the instructor. Each class period an
attendance sheet with students name printed on it will be circulated for signature.

Examination Policy:
1. There will be three examinations: Exam I, Exam II, and the Final. The final examination will be comprehensive.
2. All exams are closed book.
3. No make-up Exams will be given.

UTSA Policies and Services Regarding Disabilities and Academic Dishonesty: these may be found
online at Disability: http://www.utsa.edu/disability/students.htm
Academic dishonesty: http://www.utsa.edu/infoguide/appendices/b.html under section 203
Roadrunner Creed: www.utsa.edu/about/creed

References:
1. Mechanics of Materials by Riley and Zachary
2. Engineering Mechanics by Muvdi and McNabb
3. Mechanics of Materials by Beer and Johnston

General Note: This Syllabus is provided for informational purposes regarding the anticipated course content
and schedule of this course. It is based upon the most recent information available on the date of its issuance and
is as accurate and complete as possible. I reserve the right to make any changes I deem necessary and/or
appropriate. I will make my best efforts to communicate any changes in the syllabus in a timely manner.
Students are responsible for being aware of these changes.

Feedback: I encourage you to participate in the completion of course survey at the end of the semester. It is
used by the university as one factor in evaluating the course instructors effectiveness.
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TOPICS

TENSION, COMPRESSION, AND SHEAR:
Normal Stress and Strain, Linear Elasticity and
Hooke's Law, Shear Stress and Strain, etc.

AXIALLY LOADED MEMBERS:
Displacements of Axially Loaded Members,
Statically Indeterminate Structures, and
Thermal Effects
Stresses on Inclined Sections, Strain Energy

TORSION :
Torsion of Circular Bars, Pure Shear
Relationship Between Moduli of Elasticity,
Transmission of Power by Circular Shafts, and
Statically Indeterminate Torsional Members
Strain Energy in Torsion and Pure Shear

EXAM I

SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT:
Shear Force and Bending Moment, Relationships between Loads
Shear Forces, and Bending Moments
Shear-Force and Bending Moment Diagrams


STRESSES IN BEAMS:
Normal Strains and Stresses in Beams
Shear Stresses in Beams, and Built-up Beams

ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND STRAIN:
Plane Stress, Principal Stresses and Maximum
Shear Stresses, Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress
Hooke's Law for Plane Stress, Triaxial Stress
Plane Strain

EXAM I I

DEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS:
Equation of the Deflection Curve,
Deflections by Integration of Bending-Moment,
Shear-Force, and Load Equations
Deflections by Moment-Area Method and by
Method of Superposition

COLUMNS:
Buckling and Stability, Columns with Pinned Ends
Columns with Other Support Conditions, Eccentric
Axial Loads, and the Secant Formula

Review, August 13

FI NAL EXAM, Aug. 17, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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General Note: This Syllabus is provided for informational purposes regarding the anticipated course content
and schedule of this course. It is based upon the most recent information available on the date of its issuance and
is as accurate and complete as possible. I reserve the right to make any changes I deem necessary and/or
appropriate. I will make my best efforts to communicate any changes in the syllabus in a timely manner.
Students are responsible for being aware of these changes.