Program Committee Approved Document 21-Sep-2016

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES
Digital Learning
Part A: Content Design

Course Title Mechanics of Solids

Course No(s) META ZC261

Credit Units 3

Credit Model Theory

Course Author Mr. Amol Shinde

Version No V1

Date 06/06/2015

Course Objectives

The course should enable students to

CO1 Understand the methods based on Laws of Newtonian Mechanics applied to bodies in
static equilibrium, geometry and experimentation

CO2 Determine strength, deformation and stability of structural and machine elements

CO3 Apply Laws of Newtonian Mechanics to simple situations with engineering judgment to
arrive at results of significance to the designer

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Text Book(s)

T1 Mechanics of Materials; F. P. Beer, Fifth Edition, 2009, Tata McGraw-Hill,

ISBN: 9780070153899

Reference Book(s) & other resources

R1 Strength of Materials; S. S. Rattan, Second Edition, 2012, Tata McGraw-Hill, ISBN:

9780071072564

R2 Strength of Materials; S. S. Bhavikatti, Third Edition, 2008, VIKAS Publishing

House Pvt. Ltd, ISBN: 9788125927914

Modular Content Structure

1. Introduction: Concept of Stress

1.1. Review of Statics
1.1.1. Free-Body Diagram
1.1.2. Component Free-Body Diagram
1.2. Stress Analysis
1.2.1. Normal Stress
1.2.2. Centric & Eccentric Loading
1.2.3. Shearing Stress
1.2.4. Shearing Stress Examples
1.2.5. Bearing Stress in Connections
1.2.6. Stress Analysis & Design Example
1.2.7. Rod & Boom Normal Stresses
1.2.8. Pin Shearing Stresses
1.2.9. Pin Bearing Stresses

2. Stress and StrainAxial Loading

2.1. Normal stress under axial loading
2.2. Stress-strain Diagram
2.3. Hookes Law: Modulus of Elasticity
2.4. Deformation of member under axial loading
2.5. Multi axial loading
2.5.1. Hookes law
2.5.2. Bulk Modulus
2.5.3. Shearing stress
2.5.4. Poissons Ratio
2.5.5. Relation between E & G
3. Analysis and Design of Beams for Bending
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Shear force and bending moment
3.3. Relations between load, shear and bending moment
3.4. SFD/BMD for different loading conditions

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3.4.1. Simply supported beam

3.4.2. Cantilever beam
4. Torsion
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Preliminary Discussion of the Stresses in a Shaft
4.3. Deformations in a Circular Shaft
4.4. Angle of Twist in the Elastic Range
4.5. Design of Transmission Shafts

5. Pure bending
5.1. Theory of Bending
5.2. Moment of inertia
5.3. Deformations in a Symmetric Member in Pure Bending
5.4. Beam with uniform bending strength
5.5. Unsymmetrical bending

6. Transformation of Stress and Strain

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Transformation of Plane Stress
6.3. Mohrs Circle for Plane Stress
6.4. Transformation of Plane Strain

7. Principal Stresses under a given Loading

7.1. Stress analysis
7.2. Principal stress
7.3. Principal Stresses: Maximum Shearing Stress
7.4. Normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress
7.5. Magnitude and direction of principal stress

8. Deflection of Beams
8.1. Beam differential equation
8.2. Slope and deflection at a point
8.3. Methods
8.3.1. Double integration method
8.3.2. Macaulays method
8.3.3. Strain energy due to bending
8.4. Deflection due to shear

9. Stability of equilibrium: Columns

9.1. Stability of structure
9.2. Eulers theory
9.3. Limitations of Eulers theory
9.4. Deign of column under centric loading
9.5. Design of column under eccentric

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Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the student should be able to.

Nos Learning Outcomes

LO1 Design and analyze simple structural elements, which involve calculation of
stress, strain and deformation.

LO2 Relate the concept of on Laws of Newtonian Mechanics applied to bodies in

static equilibrium, geometry and experimentation

LO3 Understand the concept of stress, strain, deflection, torsion and correlate with
real-time engineering problems.

LO4 Work professionally in structural analysis areas.

LO5 Use the techniques, skills, and various Mechanical Engineering tools necessary
for engineering practice.

Part B: Learning Plan

Academic Term

Course Title Mechanics of Solids

Course No META ZC261

Lead Instructor Mr. Amol Shinde

Contact Hour 1

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH -- Basics of force ,static force

analysis

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During CH 1.2.1 to 1.2.4 Normal Stress T1-chapter 1/ R1-Chapter 1

Centric & Eccentric Loading
Shearing Stress
Shearing Stress Examples
Bearing Stress in Connections
Stress Analysis & Design Example
Rod & Boom Normal Stresses
Pin Shearing Stresses
Pin Bearing Stresses

Post CH 1.1 to 1.2 Solve unsolved numerical based T1-chapter 1/ R1-Chapter 1

on Shearing Stress

Contact Hour 2

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 1.2.1 to 1.2.4 Normal Stress T1-chapter 1/ R1-Chapter 1

Centric & Eccentric Loading
Shearing Stress

During CH 1.2.5 to 1.2.9 Bearing Stress in Connections T1-chapter 1/ R1-Chapter 1

Stress Analysis & Design Example
Rod & Boom Normal Stresses
Pin Shearing Stresses
Pin Bearing Stresses

Post CH 1.2.5 to 1.2.9 Solve unsolved numerical based T1-chapter 1/ R1-Chapter 1

Bearing Stress,

Contact Hour 3

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 1.1 to 1.2 Normal Stress T1-chapter 1/ R5-Chapter 1

Centric & Eccentric Loading
Shearing Stress
Shearing Stress Examples
Bearing Stress in Connections

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During CH 2.1 to 2.5 Introduction T1-Chapter 2

Normal stress under axial loading
Stress-strain Diagram
Hookes Law: Modulus of Elasticity
Deformation of member under
axial loading

Post CH 2.1 to 2.5 Answer the theoretical questions T1-Chapter 2

and solve the unsolved examples
based on axial loading,

Contact Hour 4

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 1.1 to 1.2 Normal Stress T1-Chapter 2

Centric & Eccentric Loading
Shearing Stress
Shearing Stress Examples
Bearing Stress in Connections

During CH 2.5 Multi axial loading T1-Chapter 2

Hookes law
Bulk Modulus
Shearing stress
Poissons Ratio
Relation between E & G

Post CH 2.5 Answer the theoretical questions T1-Chapter 2

and solve the unsolved examples
based Poissons Ratio, Relation
between E & G

Contact Hour 5

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

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Pre CH 2.1 to 2.5 Stress-strain Diagram, shear T1-Chapter 2

stress,

During CH 3.1 to 3.4 Introduction T1-Chapter 5

Shear force and bending moment
Relations between load, shear and
bending moment

Post CH 3.1 to 3.4 Theory related to Shear force and T1-Chapter 5

bending moment, Relations
between load, shear and bending
moment

Contact Hour 6

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 2.1 to 2.5 Shear force and bending moment T1-Chapter 5

Relations between load, shear and
bending moment

During CH 3.1 to 3.4 SFD/BMD for different loading T1-Chapter 5

conditions
Simply supported beam
Cantilever beam

Post CH 3.1 to 3.4 Solve the unsolved examples T1-Chapter 5

based on SFD/BMD for different
loading conditions for Simply
supported beam and Cantilever
beam

Contact Hour 7

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH -- Basic of torsion of circular shaft --

During CH 4.1 to 4.3 Introduction T1-Chapter 3

Preliminary Discussion of the
Stresses in a Shaft
Deformations in a Circular Shaft

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Post CH 4.1 to 4.3 Solve numerical based on torsion T1-Chapter 3

of circular shaft

Contact Hour 8

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH -- Torsion of Circular Shaft T1-Chapter 3

During CH 4.4 to 4.5 Introduction T1-Chapter 3

Preliminary Discussion of the
Stresses in a Shaft
Deformations in a Circular Shaft

Post CH 4.4 to 4.5 Solve numerical based on angle of T1-Chapter 3

twist, power transmission of shaft

Contact Hour 9

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 1.1 to 1. 3 Basic of stress and strain T1-Chapter 1

During CH 5.1 to 5.3 Theory of Bending T1-Chapter 4

Moment of inertia
Deformations in a Symmetric
Member in Pure Bending

Post CH 5.3to 5.5 Solve problems on pure bending of T1-Chapter 4

shaft, Beam with uniform bending
strength, unsymmetrical bending

Contact Hour 10

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Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 5.1 to 5.3 Theory of Bending T1-Chapter 4

Moment of inertia
Deformations in a Symmetric
Member in Pure Bending

During CH 5.4 to 5.5 Beam with uniform bending T1-Chapter 4

strength
unsymmetrical bending

Post CH 5.4 to 5.5 Solve problems on pure bending of T1-Chapter 4

shaft, Beam with uniform bending
strength, unsymmetrical bending

Contact Hour 11

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 1.1 to 1. 3 Basics of stress and strain T1-Chapter 1

During CH 6.1 to 6.3 Introduction T1-Chapter 7

Transformation of Plane Stress
Mohrs Circle for Plane Stress

Post CH 6.1 to 6.3 Solve unsolved numerical based T1-Chapter 7

Mohrs circle

Contact Hour 12

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 6.1 to 6.3 Basics of stress and strain T1-Chapter 1

During CH 6.4 to 6.5 Transformation of Plane Strain T1-Chapter 7

Post CH 6.4 to 6.5 Solve unsolved numerical based T1-Chapter 7

Transformation of Plane Strain

Contact Hour 13

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Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 6.1 to 6.4 Transformation of Plane Stress T1-Chapter 7

Mohrs Circle for Plane Stress
Transformation of Plane Strain

During CH 7.1 to 7.5 Stress analysis T1-Chapter 8

Principal stress
Principal Stresses: Maximum
Shearing Stress
Normal stress on the plane of
maximum shear stress
Magnitude and direction of
principal stress

Post CH 7.1 to 7.5 Solve unsolved numerical based T1-Chapter 8

Magnitude and direction of
principal stress

Contact Hour 14

Type Content Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Ref.

Pre CH Strain energy T1-Chapter 8

During CH 8.1 to 8.2 Beam differential equation T1-Chapter 9

Slope and deflection at a point
Methods
Double integration method

Post CH 8.1 to 8.2 Derive deflection of beam based on T1-Chapter 9

Double integration method
Macaulays method
solve related problems

Contact Hour 15

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Type Content Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Ref.

Pre CH 8.1 to 8.2 Beam differential equation T1-Chapter 9

Slope and deflection at a point
Methods
Double integration method

During CH 8.3 to 8.4 Macaulays method T1-Chapter 9

Strain energy due to bending
Deflection due to shear

Post CH 8.3 to 8.4 Derive deflection of beam based on T1-Chapter 9

Macaulays method
Strain energy due to bending
Deflection due to shear and solve
related problems

Contact Hour 16

Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference

Pre CH 8.1 to 8.4 Slope and deflection at a point T1-Chapter 9

Methods

During CH 9.1 to 9.5 Stability of structure T1-Chapter 10

Eulers theory
Limitations of Eulers theory
Deign of column under centric
loading
Design of column under eccentric

Post CH 9.1 to 9.5 Derivation and Solve unsolved T1-Chapter 10

numerical based Eulers theory

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Evaluation Scheme:
Legend: EC = Evaluation Component; AN = After Noon Session; FN = Fore Noon Session
No Name Type Duration Weight Day, Date, Session, Time
EC-1 Assignment-I 1 week 7% 4-Dec-2016 Full day
Assignment-II 1 week 8% 12-Feb-2017 Full day
EC-2 Mid-Semester Test Closed Book 2 hours 35% 26-Dec-2016 (FN)
EC-3 Comprehensive Exam Open Book 3 hours 50% 5-Mar-2017 (FN)

Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book): Topics covered up to contact hour 8.
Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open Book): All topics
Important links and information:
Elearn portal: https://elearn.bits-pilani.ac.in
Students are expected to visit the Elearn portal on a regular basis and stay up to date with the latest announcements and deadlines.
Contact sessions: Students should attend the online lectures as per the schedule provided on the Elearn portal.
Evaluation Guidelines:
1. EC-1 consists of either two Assignments or three Quizzes. Students will attempt them through the course pages on the Elearn
portal. Announcements will be made on the portal, in a timely manner.
2. For Closed Book tests: No books or reference material of any kind will be permitted.
3. For Open Book exams: Use of books and any printed / written reference material (filed or bound) is permitted. However,
loose sheets of paper will not be allowed. Use of calculators is permitted in all exams. Laptops/Mobiles of any kind are not
allowed. Exchange of any material is not allowed.
4. If a student is unable to appear for the Regular Test/Exam due to genuine exigencies, the student should follow the procedure
to apply for the Make-Up Test/Exam which will be made available on the Elearn portal. The Make-Up Test/Exam will be
conducted only at selected exam centres on the dates to be announced later.
It shall be the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self study schedule as given in the course
handout, attend the online lectures, and take all the prescribed evaluation components such as Assignment/Quiz, Mid-Semester Test
and Comprehensive Exam according to the evaluation scheme provided in the handout.

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