UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel. : 03-5543 5126 Fax: 03-5543 5160

Program : Bachelor (Hons) of Mechanical Engineering

Code : MEC 411
Course : Mechanics of Materials
Credit Unit :3
Contact Hour : 4 (Lecture: 3 hrs/week; tutorial: 1 hr/week)
Part :3
Course Status : Core
Lecturer : Mardziah Che Murad
Contact : 03-5543 6269/ 019-2771403
Room : T1-A16-5C

Course Outcomes

CO1 Apply the basic concepts and fundamental principles in solid mechanics. [PO1, LO1, SS1] {C2}.
CO2 Analyze the state of stress and strain in elastic mechanical members under various loading
conditions. [PO2, LO3, SS1] {C4}.
CO3 Evaluate the solid mechanics elements involved in mechanical designs of engineering structures.
[PO4, LO3, SS1] {C6}

Course Description
The course deals with the study of stresses and strains in deformable bodies under axial loading, torsion,
bending, and combined loadings. The study is restricted to the linear-elastic response of the bodies. It
covers the transformations of plane stress and strain including the method of Mohr’s circle, deflections of
beams, buckling of columns, and strain energy.

Course Content & Completion Period

Week Contact Hours Topics

1.0 Concept of Stress and Strain
1.1 Free Body Diagram
1.2 Equilibrium of a Deformable Body
1.3 Normal Stress and Normal Strain
1 6
1.4 Shear Stress and Shear Strain
1.5 Stress-Strain Relation: Elastic Constants E, G and 
1.6 Factor of Safety

2.0 Axially Loaded Members

2.1 Stress, Strain and Deformation of Members under Axial Load
3 6 2.2 Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Problems
2.3 Problems Involving Temperature Changes

3.0 Torsion of Circular Shafts

3.1 Torsion Formula and Statically Determinate Shafts
5 6 3.2 Statically Indeterminate Shafts
3.3 Power Transmission Shafts

Test 1
 4.0 Bending of Straight Beams
4.1 Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
4.2 Bending Deformation of a Straight Member and Flexure
7 9 Formula
4.3 Shear stresses in beams and shear formula
4.4 Deflection and Slope of Beams using Direct Integration
Method and Macaulay’s Method
5.0 Buckling of Columns
5.1 Euler's Buckling Formula
10 3
5.2 Columns Having Various Types of Supports

6.0 Transformations of Stress and Strain

6.1 General Equations for Plane Stress Transformation
6.2 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress
6.3 Absolute Maximum Shear Stress
11 9 6.4 Transformation of Plane Strain
6.5 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Strain
6.6 Determination of Stresses from Strains: Generalized Hooke’s
law

7.0 Strain Energy

7.1 Introduction to Strain Energy Concept
13 3
7.2 Strain Energy due to Various Types of Loading

Test 2

METHOD OF INSTRUCTIONS

Lecture
Lectures are given to cover the basic principles of each topic. Reading materials and relevant examples
will be provided.

Tutorial
In-depth discussions of assignments or problems that are given during lecture will be conducted during
tutorial period.

Assessment
Course Work : (40 %)
Test 1 : 10 %
Test 2 : 10 %
Individual Assignment : 10 %
Common Assignment : 10%
Final Examination : (60 %)

TOTAL : 100 %
GRADING SCALE

4.00 A+ 90 –100 2.33 C+ 55 – 59

4.00 A 80 – 89 2.00 C 50 – 54
3.67 A- 75 – 79 1.67 C- 47 – 49
3.33 B+ 70 – 74 1.33 D+ 44 – 46
3.00 B 65 – 69 1.00 D 40 – 43
2.67 B- 60 – 64 0.67 E 30 – 39
0.00 F 0 – 29

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK

R.C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 9th edition, Pearson, 2014.

REFERENCES

1. Beer Johnston and De Wolf Mazurek, Mechanics of Materials, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill,
2012.
2. E.J. Hearns, Mechanics of Materials, Pergamon Press, Vol 1 & 2, 1997.
3. R.T. Fenner, Mechanics of Solids, Blackwell.
CONSULTATION

The lecturer has dedicated 1 hour a week for consultation for this subject. Students with specific problems
or in need of clarifications may fix an appointment prior to their meeting with the lecturer via the contacts
stated on Page 1.

STUDENT LEARNING TIME (SLT)

In Class lecture: 42 hours

Tutorials: 14 hours
Self-learning lecture: 32.5 hours
Self-learning tutorial: 7 hours
Self-learning Tests: 6 hours
Self-learning assignment: 6 hours
Self-learning exam: 7 hours

CO-PO MEC411

No CO PO1 P02 P04

Describe the basic
concepts and
1 C2
fundamental principles
in solid mechanics
Analyze the state of
stress and strain in
2 elastic mechanical C4
members under various
loading conditions
Evaluate the solid
mechanics elements
3 involved in mechanical C6
designs of engineering
structures