ME 311 - ADVANCED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

1993 Catalog Data: ME 311 - Advanced Strength of Materials. Prerequisites: Mech. Eng. 211 and Math 216. I, II, and IIIa. (3).

Energy methods; buckling of columns, including approximate

methods; bending of beams of unsymmetrical cross-seection;

shear center and torsion of thin walled sections; membrane stresses in axisymmetric shells; elastic-plastic bending and torsion; axisymmetric bending of circular plates.

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Course Notes

COORDINATOR:

J. Barber, Professor, ME

GOALS:

The purpose of this course is to be a continuation of the introductory course in solid mechanics, with particular reference to application in design.

PREREQUISITE BY TOPIC:

1. Introductory course in solid mechanics

2. Differential and integral calculus of functions of several variables.

TOPICS:

1. Energy methods and introduction to approximate and numerical methods

(12 classes)

2. Review of beam theory; Unsymmetrical bending (7 classes)

3. Shear center, torsion of thin-walled sections (8 classes)

4. Stability (4 classes)

5 Elasto-plastic bending and torsion (5 classes)

6. Membrane stresses in shells (4 classes)

7. Tests (2 classes)

Total - 42 classes

ESTIMATED CONTENT: ( Engineering Science, Design)

Engineering Science: 2.0 credits or 65%

Engineering Design: 1.0 credits or 35%