CE146

Mechanics of Materials

Course ID
CE146
Department
Civil Engineering
Level
Undergraduate
Instructor
Semester
2nd Semester
Credit
3.0 + 1.0

After completion of this course each student would be able to:

  • UNDERSTAND the fundamental concepts of force, moment, equilibrium and friction to carry out two dimensional analysis of Force system and Equilibrium.
  • GET ACQUAINTED with the fundamental concepts of simple stress, strain to find out deformation in bodies subjected to linear loads.
  • CONDUCT various experiments on force system and equilibrium.

The Mechanics of Materials is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Course Learning Outcomes

 CLO

Description

Taxonomy Level

PLO

1

UNDERSTAND the fundamental concepts of force, moment, equilibrium and friction to carry out two dimensional analysis of Force system and Equilibrium.

C2

2

2

GET ACQUAINTED with the fundamental concepts of simple stress, strain to find out deformation in bodies subjected to linear loads.

C1

2

3

CONDUCT various experiments on force system and equilibrium

P4

2

Course structure and modules

 

 Contents:

  • Engineering Mechanics

 

Introduction to Rigid bodies and Deformable bodies, Force and Force System, Parallelogram Law, Triangle Law, Polygon Law of Forces, Resolution and Composition of forces, Moment and Couple, Varignon’s Theorem, Equilibrium and its condition, Free Body Diagram, Friction and law of Friction, Motion along Straight line, Newton’s Law of motion.

  • Strength of Materials

Introduction to Stress and Strain, Hook’s Law, Poisson’s Ratio, Thermal Stresses, Stress-Strain Diagram, Centre of Gravity, Moment of Inertia, Relationship between Elastic Constants, Shear and Bending Stresses.

 Practicum:

Note: Practical Work will be based on the above theoretical course.

Recommended Books

  • Mechanics of Materials, I.J Levinson, Latest Edition
  • Engineering Mechanics, F.L Singer, Latest Edition
  • Applied Mechanics, R.S Khurmi, Latest Edition
  • Elements of Strength of Materials, S.P Timoshenko, Latest Edition