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CE

14: SOLID MECHANICS


Course Syllabus

First Semester, AY 2016-2017

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to continuum mechanics; special topics in mechanics, such as non-homogeneous members, inelastic behavior,
unsymmetrical bending, torsion, energy methods and applications
PREREQUISITE:

ES 13

Course Credit:

3.0 units
REFERENCES
COURSE GOALS
(1) Hibbeler, R. (2004) Mechanics of Materials, SI edition.
After completing this course, a student must be able to
(2) Beer, F. (2006) Mechanics of Materials, 4th edition SI Units
(1) Analyze and solve computational problems on advance
(3) Mase, G. (1992) Continuum Mechanics for Engineers
topics of flexure and torsion;
(4) Higdon et. al. (1978) Mechanics of Materials, 4th Edition.
(2) Apply the classical methods and techniques in structural
(5) Boggs, R. (1984) Elementary Structural Analysis.
analysis in evaluating structural design problems; and
(3) Define the fundamental concepts of continuum mechanics.


LECTURER

CANDELARIA, Ma. Doreen E.


Construction Engineering and Management Group
Environment and Energy Engineering Group

Consultation Time/Place:

W 10:00AM-4:00PM and F 2:00-4:00 PM



Email: mecandelaria@up.edu.ph


GENERAL CLASS POLICIES
Attendance
Attendance is required and will be checked. A student is considered late if he/she arrives 15 minutes after the schedule start of
classes. He/She is considered absent if he/she arrives after 30 minutes. Three instances of tardiness will be counted as one
absence. A student who incurs 6 unexcused absences will be given a grade of 5.0 if he/she does not drop before October 27,
2016.

Course Requirements
Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation, long exams, a project and a final exam.
Class Participation (CP). Students are expected to actively participate on class discussions. Class participation includes
recitation, homework, problem sets, seat works, group works, and quizzes.
Project (Proj). An individual project will be given to the class.
Long Exam (LE). There will be AT LEAST TWO long exams. Students are required to submit answer sheets (maximum of
10 sheets of short bond paper) at least a day before the exam. Note: Complaints will be entertained for a period of one
week after the exam result has been returned.
Final Exam (FE). A student is exempted from taking the Finals if he/she has a pre-final grade greater than 72% and no
long exam less than 60%. Exempted students are no longer allowed to take the finals.

Note on Intellectual Dishonesty
Any form of intellectual dishonesty (i.e. cheating, plagiarism) will be penalized with a grade of 5.0 and will be dealt with full force
of the law. J

Grading System
The students final grade will be computed using:

Pre-Final Grade = 65% (LE) + 20% (CP) + 15% (Proj)

If exempted, Final Grade = Pre-Final Grade

Otherwise, Final Grade = 70% (Pre-Final Grade) + 30% (FE)



Equivalent Grading Scale

Final Grade Equivalent Grade
Final Grade
Equivalent Grade

92-100
1.00
72-below 76
2.25

88-below 92
1.25
68-below 72
2.50

84-below 88
1.50
64-below 68
2.75

80-below 84
1.75
60-below 64
3.00
76-below 80
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2.00

Below 60

5.00

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Missed Exam
If formally excused for only one missed LE, the student will be given a make-up exam; if unexcused, his/her missed LE will be
graded as Zero.


COURSE OUTLINE

I. SPECIAL TOPICS IN FLEXURE
A.
Geometry of Areas







1. Laws of Transformation
2. Product of Inertia
B.
Flexural Stresses









1. Unsymmetrical Bending

2. Inelastic Action

3. Curved Beams

4. Non-homogeneous beams by transformed section

5. Reinforced Concrete beams by transformed sections
C.
Shear Stress in Thin-Walled Open Sections and Shear Center

D.
Neglected Effects of Distributed Loading





FIRST LONG EXAM (September 14, 2016, 7-8:30AM)

II. TORSION
A.
St. Venants Theory of Torsion






B.
Rectangular and Thin Strip Sections






C.
Closed Thin Walled Sections







D.
Composite and Multi-Celled Sections





E.
Torsion with Elastic-Plastic Material*

III. BEAM DEFLECTIONS
A. Superposition Method for Deflections




B. Virtual Work Method for Deflections





--With application to Statically Indeterminate Beams
C.
Castiglianos Theorem for Beam Deflections



D.
Conjugate Beam Method for Deflections





SECOND LONG EXAM (October 26, 2016, 7-8:30AM)

IV. PLANE STRUCTURES: Trusses and Frames
A.
Stability and Determinacy of Structures




B.
Deflections by Method of Virtual Work




C.
Analysis










1. Statically Indeterminate Structures by Method of Consistent Deformations
2. Statically Indeterminate Structures by Method of Least Work

V. CONTINUUM MECHANICS
A.
Vectors and Tensors







1. Definitions, Properties, Index Notation, Summation Convention
2. Transformation of Vectors and Tensors
3. Vector and Tensor Products
B.
Stress in a Continuum








1. Body and Surface Forces
2. State of Stress (Stress Tensor), Principal Stresses, Invariants
3. Transformation of the Stress Tensor, Plane Stress Problem
C.
Strain in a Continuum








1. Lagrangian and Eulerian Description of Deformation
2. Continuity Equation
3. Strain Tensor








FINAL EXAMINATION (December 7, 2016, TBA)

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