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ME 550 Advanced Stress Analysis (3 cr.) |
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| Prerequisites: |
ME 272 and MATH 262
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| Textbook: |
A.C. Ugural and S.K. Fenster, Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
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| Description: |
Studies of stresses and strains in three-dimensional problems. Failure theories and yield criteria.
Stress function approach to two-dimensional problems. Bending of nonhomogeneous asymmetric curved beams.
Torsion of bars with noncircular cross sections. Energy methods. Elastic stability. Introduction to plates.
Students may not receive credit for both ME 472 and ME 550.
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| Goals: |
To teach students the tools required for design and analysis of complex problems in mechanics of materials.
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Outcomes:
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| Topics: |
1. Three-dimensional stress analysis (2 classes)
2. Plane stress and plane strain problems (2 classes)
3. Stress functions (2 classes)
4. Failure criteria (2 classes)
5. Bending of curved beams (2 classes)
6. Shear stresses (2 classes)
7. Shear center (2 classes)
8. Torsion (2 classes)
9. Thin-walled members (2 classes)
10. Statically indeterminate problems (2 classes)
11. Elastic stability (2 classes)
12. Beams on elastic foundation (2 classes)
13. Fourier series (2 classes)
14. Energy methods (2 classes)
15. Introduction to plates (2 classes)
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