Objectives:

    To introduce the students to the methods of solving problems on strength of materials. This is intended to be the elementary design course that prepares the student with the understanding of the materials behavior so that it helps them in the actual design of structures.

Course Contents:- 

1. Simple stress & Strains- Definitions, elasticity, ductility, Hook’s Law, stress strain- diagram, factor of safety, simple shear, rigidity modulus, bulk modulus, poison ratio, thermal stresses and strain energy.

2. Shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate structures.

3. Bending and shearing stresses in beams.

4. Deflection in beams- Double integration method and McCauley’s method

5. Columns and Struts.

6. Torsion of circular shafts.

7. Compound stresses and strains.

    1. Strength of Materials – By S. Ramamrutham.

    2. Strength of materials - By B. Basavarajaiah.

    3. Mechanics of structures – By S. Junnarkar.

    4. Engineering Mechanics of Solids- By E. P. Popov.

Internal 60 %

    (Class assignments/tutorials, Class attendance, Tests, Class interactions, and any laboratory work if required

    etc.)

Final 40 %

    (Exam, Jury, Term Paper etc.)