1.

Title of subject

Mechanics of Materials

2. Subject code

EME3046

3. Credit Hour

4. Pre-Requisite

EME1066 Strength of Materials

5. Aim of Subject

6. Learning Outcomes
and Program Outcomes
of Subject

To further increase the students' knowledge in mechanics of materials.

At the completion of the subject, students should be able to :

Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Predict the behavior structural integrity of materials under
multiaxial stress states by applying theories of stress and strain,
material constitutive laws and/or failure criteria. (cognitive applying,
level 3).
LO3 Calculate the deflection of statically determinate and statically
indeterminate structures using energy methods. (cognitive analyzing,
level 4).
LO4 Analyze the stress distribution of a prismatic bar under torsion.
(cognitive - analysing, level 4).
LO5 Determine the critical loading of columns with different end
conditions before buckling takes place. (cognitive - applying, level 3).
Programme Outcomes:
PO2 - Acquire technical competence in specialised areas of
engineering discipline to solve complex engineering problems
PO3 - Identify and analyse complex engineering problems, and
formulate solutions based on fundamental principles of science and
engineering

7. Assessment Scheme

8. Details of subject

Lab
Experiments

Tutorial /
Assignment

Test Quiz

Final Exam

Work in groups
Lab report writing
Oral assessment at the end of
lab
Group assignment
Focus group discussion
To enhance understanding of
basic concepts in lecture
Written exam
Written exam

Topics
Introduction
Mechanics of Materials
Methods of Analysis
Engineering Design
Review of Strength of Materials and its relation
to this course.

10%

15%

15%
60%

Hours
2

Theories of Stress and Strain

Definition and notation of stress at a point. Stress acting
on arbitrary planes. Normal stress and shear stress on
an oblique plane. Transformation of stress.
Determination of principal stress and principal directions
using the concept of stress invariants. Mohrs circle in
three dimensions. Differential equation of motion of a
deformable body. Strain theory. Small displacement
theory. Transformation of strain. Principal strains. Strain
Compatibility relations. Strain Measurement and strain
Rosettes.

Two-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity

Plane stress and plane strain problems. Airy stress
function. Applications to Problems in rectangular and
polar coordinates

Three-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity

Elasticity and internal-energy density. Elasticity and
complementary internal-energy density. A brief
introduction to anisotropic elasticity. Linear isotropic
elasticity. Strain-displacement relations for linear elastic
isotropic materials. Strain-stress relations for linear
elastic isotropic materials. Hookes law for linear elastic
isotropic materials.

Inelastic Material Behavior

Nonlinear material response. Yield criteria: maximum
Principal stress criterion, maximum principal strain
criterion, strain-energy density criterion, maximum shearstress (Tresca) criterion, distortional energy density (vonMises) criterion. General yielding: Elastic-plastic
bending, fully plastic moment.

Energy Method
Principle of Stationary Potential Energy. Castiglianos
theorem on deflections for linear load-deflection
relations. Deflections of statically determinate structures:
dummy load method and unit dummy load method.
Deflections of statically indeterminate structures.

Torsion of Prismatic Bars

Saint Venants semi-inverse method. Prandtls
membrane analogy. Torsion of narrow rectangular cross
section. Torsion of sections comprised of thin rectangles.
Torsion of hollow thin-walled sections. Torsion of multicompartment thin-walled sections. Torsion of thin-walled
sections with end restraints. Inelastic torsion.

Buckling of Columns
Critical load. Buckling of pin-ended columns. Columns
with other end conditions. Classification of columns:
short, intermediate and long. Eccentrically loaded
columns. Design formulae.

9. Teaching and
Learning Activities

This subject will be delivered using the following means:

Lecture Hours = 39 hours
Supervised Tutorial Hours = 6
Laboratory Experiments = 6
Total Contact Hours = 51

10. Laboratory

1. Buckling of Struts
2. Fatigue Testing

11. Reading Material

Text Book

Reference
Material

A. C. Ugural and S. K. Fenster, Advanced

Strength and Applied Elasticity, 5th ed., Prentice
Hall, 2012.

A. Boresi, R. Schmidt, Advanced Mechanics of

Materials, 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003.
M. Vable, Intermediate Mechanics of Materials,
Oxford University Press, 2008.
F. Beer, "Mechanics of Materials", 6th ed.,
McGraw-Hill, 2011.
R. C. Hibbeler, "Mechanics of Materials", 9th ed.,
Prentice Hall, 2013.