Mechanics of Materials I (216-0-01)
Instructors
Arantzazu Alarcon-Fleming
847/491-1392
Tech A220
Office Hours: By Appointment
Matthew Justin Major
Meeting Info
Technological Institute M345: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Overview of class
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analytical and experimental study of stresses and deformations and their application to the design of machine and structural elements subjected to static, dynamic, and repeated loads.
Registration Requirements
Prereqs:GEN_ENG 205-2
Learning Objectives
Course Objectives
● Compute the stress distributions in linear elastic bar systems loaded in tension or
compression, torsion and bending.
● Determine displacements in linear elastic bar systems loaded in tension or
compression and torsion.
● Distinguish between statically determinate and indeterminate problems.
● Use compatibility to solve statically indeterminate problems.
● Evaluate the effects of choosing different materials and geometries.
● Determine principal values and principal directions for plane stress states.
● Determine change of components of plane stress state due to rotation of a 2D
coordinate system (Mohr's circle).
● Determine beam deflections for statically determinate and indeterminate systems.
● Determine beam deflections for different end constraints.
● Calculate centroids and moments of inertia for common beam cross-sections, i.e.
T and I.
● Have a basic knowledge of approaches to design structural and machine
components.
● Be ready for the Mechanics of Materials portion of the Fundamentals of
Engineering (FE) exam!
Teaching Method
Four 50-minute lectures/week; One 2-hour lab/week.
Class Materials (Required)
Mechanics of Materials, F.B. Beer, E. R. Johnston, J. T. DeWolf, D. F. Mazurek, 8th
edition, Mc Graw Hill. ISBN: 978-1260113273
Calculator policy: NCEES approved calculator: ncees.org/exams/calculator for exams.
• Casio: All fx-115 and fx-991 models (Any Casio calculator must have "fx-115" or
"fx-991" in its model name.)
• Hewlett Packard: The HP 33s and HP 35s models, but no others
• Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models (Any Texas Instruments calculator must have "TI-30X" or "TI-36X" in its model name.