Mechanics of MaterialsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student will be able to
- identify axial stress
- identify shear stress
- identify bending stress
- describe deformations
- repeat displacement
- repeat dimensioning of beams and columns

Content

- Basic principles of mechanics and mechanical properties of materials
- Elastic and plastic behavior
- Hooke's law
- Basic assumptions of the theory
- Stress and strain distribution under axial loading
- Stress and deformations under bending
- Shearing stresses
- Euler's formulas for slender columns
- Dimensioning of beams and columns
- Deformations: axial, shear, bending, temperature
- Basics of torsion

Qualifications

Statics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student will be able to
- identify axial stress
- identify shear stress
- identify bending stress
- describe deformations
- repeat displacement
- repeat dimensioning of beams and columns

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student will be able to
- determine axial stress
- determine shear stress
- determine bending stress
- explain deformations
- define displacement
- carry out dimensioning of beams and columns

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student will be able to
- apply axial stress
- apply shear stress
- apply bending stress
- explain deformations
- discuss displacement
- implement dimensioning of beams and columns