AE 2301 SOLID MECHANICS L T P C

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OBJECTIVES
The objective of this course is to learn the fundamental concepts of stress, strain, and
deformation of solids with applications to bars, beams, and columns. Detailed study of
engineering properties of materials is also of interest. Fundamentals of applying equilibrium,
compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to structural elements are emphasized. The
course builds on the fundamental concepts of engineering mechanics course. The students will:

Gain a fundamental understanding of the concepts of stress and strain by analysis of

solids and structures.
Determine stress, strain, deformation of bars and beams.
Study engineering properties of materials, force-deformation, and stress-strain
relationship.
Learn fundamental principles of equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation
relationship, and principle of superposition in linear solids and structures.
Analyze determinate and indeterminate axial members, torsional members, and beams to
determine axial forces, torque, shear forces and bending moments.

OUTCOMES

On successfully completing this course, students will have a clear and thorough understanding of
the fundamental concepts of mechanics of solids and structures and basic analysis and design
skills. The students will have the ability to perform stress, strain, force and deformation analysis
by hand based on strength of materials approach. The students will be able to or have:
Fundamental understanding of the concepts of stress and strain in mechanics of solids
and structures and material properties
Apply the fundamental concepts of principle of superposition, equilibrium, compatibility,
force-deformation, and stress-strain relationships to the solid and structural mechanics
problems
Analyze determinate and indeterminate bars, beams, and determinate trusses to determine
axial forces, torques, shear forces, and bending moments
Physical insight into distribution of stresses and strains in structural members by
determining stress, strain, and deformation of bars, trusses, and beams, and performing
stress and strain transformations
The ability to design structural members given the dimensions, material properties such
as force-displacement relationships, boundary conditions, loading, allowable stresses, and
factor of safety.
UNIT I BASICS AND AXIAL LOADING 12
Stress and Strain Hookes Law Elastic constants and their relationship Statically
determinate cases - bar with uniform and varying section statically indeterminate cases
composite bar. Thermal Stresses stresses due to freely falling weight.

UNIT II STRESSES IN BEAMS 12

Shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported and cantilever beams Bending
stresses in straight beams Shear Stresses in bending of beams with various cross sections
beams of uniform strength

UNIT III DEFLECTION OF BEAMS 12

Double integration method McCauleys method - Area moment method Conjugate beam
method.

UNIT IV TORSION 12
Torsion of circular shafts - shear stresses and twist in solid and hollow circular shafts closely
coiled helical springs.

UNIT V BI AXIAL STRESSES 12

Stresses in thin circular cylinder and spherical shell under internal pressure, volumetric Strain.
Combined loading, Principal Stresses and maximum Shear Stresses - Analytical and Graphical
methods.

TOTAL : 60

TEXT BOOKS
Nash William Strength of Materials, TMH, 1991
Timoshenko.S. and Young D.H. Elements of strength materials Vol. I and Vol. II., T. Van
Nostrand Co-Inc Princeton-N.J. 1990.

REFERENCES
1. Dym C.L. and Shames I.H. Solid Mechanics, 1990.