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Strength of materials (5 cr)

Code: TX00EG24-3016

General information


Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 31.05.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering

Campus

Leiritie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Mechanical Engineering

Teachers

  • Hulda Aminoff

Teacher in charge

Hulda Aminoff

Groups

  • TXQ22K
    Industrial Management, Double Degree
  • K22B
    Konetekniikka, aloittaneet opiskelun s.2022

Objective

The student knows the fundamentals of mechanics of materials, can design simple structures to withstand static loads.

Content

1. Basic vontents of the mechanics of materials
2. Axially loaded members, beams
3. Torsion
4. Stress state, and failure theories
5. Statically indeterminate structures
6. Buckling of columns

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can analyze simple problems of mechanics of materials. The student can calculate the second moment of area. The student can compute the buckling load.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows how to calculate stresses and deflections in beams. The student can calculate the shear stress and deflection of a torsion bar.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows how to analyze statically indeterminate structures. The student can analyze structures under combined loading.

Prerequisites

Statics