CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
FALL 2014

MECH 6441 STRESS ANALYSIS IN MECHANICAL DESIGN


INSTRUCTOR: R. Ganesan, Ph. D., P. Eng., Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Office: EV 4-211; Tel: 848-2424 Ext. 3164; Fax: 848-3175
E-mail: ganesan@encs.concordia.ca
Office Hours: Thursday, 7:30 9:00 PM


OBJECTIVE:

To teach the fundamental concepts, principles, formulations, and methods of two-dimensional
and three-dimensional stress analysis for design of mechanical and structural components, made
of metallic materials, and to demonstrate example applications.


TOPICS

Stresses: Three-Dimensional Stresses; Equilibrium Equations; Stress Transformation; Principal
Stresses; Maximum Shear Stress

Strains: Three-Dimensional Strains; Compatibility Equations; Strain Transformation; Principal
Strains; Maximum Shear Strain; Volumetric strain

Stress-Strain Relations: Three-Dimensional Constitutive Relations; Temperature Effects

Plane stress and Plane strain Analyses: Equations of elasticity and boundary conditions; Stress
Function Formulation; Airys stress function; Displacement Formulation.

Applications: Straight and curved beams, shafts, tubes, pressure vessels, stress concentration
problems, and rotating disk-shaft systems.


REFERENCE BOOK:

Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, 5-th Edition, by Ansel C. Ugural
and Saul K. Fenster, Prentice Hall, 2012.

Note: This book is available at the Concordia University Library and has been placed on reserve
for the present course.

LECTURE NOTES will be posted in MOODLE site for the course.


ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

1. Advanced strength and applied stress analysis, 2
nd
Edition, by Richard G. Budynas.
WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999.

2. Roark's Formulas for stress and strain, 8
th
Edition, by Warren C. Young, Richard G.
Budynas, and Ali Sadegh, McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Note: The latest/previous editions of these books are available at the Concordia University
Library.


GRADING:

Mid-term Test: 25% Date and time TBA
Team Project (3 students) and presentation: 20% Date and time TBA
Final Examination: 55%
(Scheduled during the official examination period)


NOTE:

1. Homework assignments will be posted in MOODLE on a (approximately) bi-weekly basis.
Assignments carry no marks. However, students are strongly encouraged to solve
assignment problems. If a marker is provided by the Department, I will get the
submitted assignments marked, and in that case, submit the assignments in class by the
due date. After marking, they will be returned in class. Solutions will be posted in
MOODLE for each assignment after the corresponding due date.

2. The expectation of originality form must be attached to the front of all assignments and
project report.

3. There will be no make-up test for mid-term test.

4. Students who did not write mid-term test due to valid medical reasons will write the final
exam for 80% provided they submit to the instructor a valid medical note from a
doctor/clinic.

5. Only particular calculator models will be allowed in ENCS exams, such as, the Sharp EL
531 and the Casio FX-300 MS. The relevant information is available in
www.encs.concordia.ca. Make sure you bring any one of the allowed models to the final
examination and mid-term test.

6. Cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed in the exams. Please note that
just turning the cell phone off is not ok, it must not be in the student's possession.

7. In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University's control, the content
and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change.