Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ADVANCED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | CEM414 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | CEM214 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Fundamental Concepts and Review of Elasticity: States of stress and strain. Hooke’s Law. Strain energy. Failure Theories: Failure theories for ductile materials. Failure theories for brittle materials. Non-Symmetrical Bending of Beams: Principal moments of inertia. Analysis of non-symmetric bending. Bending of Curved Beams: Crane Hooks & Chains Shear Centers for Unsymmetrical Thin-Walled Sections: Shear center in thin-walled sections Torsion of Non-Circular Members: St. Venant’s classical theory of torsion. Warping function. Soap film analogy. Introduction to Plasticity Theory: Yield criteria. Flow rules. Rigid – Perfectly plastic bodies. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material is presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs, videos, etc.). The learning process is enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve relevant examples. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material is available through the class website and also through e-learning platform. Finally the instructor is available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |