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Structural mechanics 310


 
Module code MSY 310
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

Statistically determinate force systems. Statistically determinate stress systems. Stress-strain relations. Statistically indeterminate stress systems. Torsion. Bending stress, slope and deflection. Statistically indeterminate beams. Energy methods. Buckling instability. Stress and strain transformations. Experimental strain measurements. Yield criteria and stress concentration. Elementary plasticity. Fracture mechanics. Fatigue. Variation of stress and strain. Thick-walled cylinders.

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites MOW 227, WTW 256
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Academic organisation Mechanical and Aeronautical En
Period of presentation Semester 1

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