Aksum University

College of Engineering and Technology

Textile Engineering Department
Course Title:

Strength of Materials
Acc. Year 2008 E.C
(2015/16 G.C)

Course code: MEng2082

Pre-requisites:

Course Instructor:
BALAJI.V.
Address: B58 R110

Year: II (Textile Engineering)

Semester: I

Course Objectives:

The students in this course will be able to Design the support column, beams.
The students in this course will be able to Design the support pipelines, storage tanks and reaction
columns and tanks

Chapters

CHAPTER ONE:
(10 hours)

CHAPTER TWO:
(10 hours)

CHAPTER THREE:
(15 hours)

Course Contents
1. Stress, strain and deformation of solids:
1.1.
Rigid and Deformable bodies
1.2.
Strength, Stiffness and Stability
1.3.
Hooks law
1.4.
Stresses; Tensile, Compressive and Shear
1.5.
Deformation of simple bars under axial load
1.6.
Deformation of compound bars under axial load
1.7.
Elastic constants
1.8.
Poissons ratio
1.9.
Thermal stress
2. Transverse Loading on Beams:
2.1.
Types of beams
2.2.
Types of Supports
2.3.
Types of Loads
2.4.
Shear force and Bending Moment in beams
2.5.
Analysis of Cantilever, Simply supported and
Overhanging beams
2.6.
Relationships between Loading, S.F. and B.M. in
beams
2.7.
S.F. and B.M. diagrams.
3. Columns and Deflections of Beams:
3.1.
Columns , End conditions
3.2.
Equivalent length of a column
3.3.
Euler equation , Slenderness ratio
3.4.
Double integration method for computation of slopes
and deflections in beams
3.5.
Macaulays method for computation of slopes and
deflections in beams

Duration

Week 1 week 2

Week 3 week 4
(Quiz 1 is conducted
at the end of chapter
two (i. e at the end of
week 4))

Week 5 week 7

3.6.
CHAPTER FOUR:
(10 hours)

CHAPTER FIVE:
(15 hours)

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Area moment theorems for computation of slopes

and deflections in beams

4. Torsion:
4.1.
Derivation of torsion equation (T/J = C/R = G0/L)
4.2.
Stress and deformation in solid circular and hollow
shafts
4.3.
Stepped shafts
4.4.
Deflection of helical coil springs under axial loading
4.5.
Stresses in helical coil springs under torsion loads
4.6.
Spring constant
5. Stresses in Beams:
5.1.
Theory of simple bending
5.2.
Assumptions and derivation of bending equation (M/I
= F/Y = E/R);
5.3.
Stress variation along the length and in the beam
section
5.4.
Shear stress distribution in beams
5.5.
Effect of shape of beam section on stress induced
5.6.
Leaf spring
5.7.
Fletched beams
1. Continuous assessment:
Quizzes .30%
Assignment ..20%
2. Final exam .50%

Attendance Requirements

Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours

References

1. Popov, E.P., Mechanics of Materials

2. Hearn, E.S., Mechanics of Materials
3. Beer, F.P. and Johnston E. Russell, Mechanics of Materials
4. Singer, Strength of Materials
5. Nash, W.A., Strength of Materials (Schaums Outline Series)

Week 8 week 9

(Quiz 2 is conducted
at the end of chapter
four (i. e at the end
of week 9))

Week 10 week 12