ME 550 Advanced Stress Analysis (3 cr.)

Syllabus

Outcomes: After completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Explain the state of stress and strain in a deformable body and work with the associated equations. [a4]

2. Explain plane stress and plane strain phenomena and work with the associated equations. [a4]

3. Conduct the transformation of plane stress or plane strain components using Mohr's circle and stress trajectories. [a4, e]

4. Apply the concepts of principal stress and principal strains. [a4, e]

5. Work with stress-stain relationships and strain-displacement of elasticity. [a4, e]

6. Work with strain energy of deformable bodies. [a4, e]

7. Solve basic problems in two-dimensional plane elasticity. [a2, a4, e]

8. Work with various failure criteria of materials. [a4, e]

9. Solve basic problems in beam bending. [a4, e]

10. Solve basic problems in torsion of prismatic bars. [a2, a4, e]

11. Solve basic problems in two-dimensional axisymmetric elasticity. [a2, a4, e]

12. Solve basic problems in beams on elastic foundations. [a2, a4, e]

13. Solve mechanics of materials problems using energy methods. [a4, e]

14. Apply basic concepts of elastic stability for buckling of columns and beams. [a4, e]

15. Know the principles of plates and shells formulations. [a2, a4]


Note: The letters within the brackets indicate the general program outcomes of mechanical engineering. See: ME Program Outcomes.