Strength of Materials – LECTURE NOTES

The following chapters will be prepared in order. Links are given to the finished chapters.

 

1.1 Motivation and Introduction                                                                                            

1.2 Separation Principle and Concept of Stress

2. Tension, Compression and Shear (Applications of “Stress=Force/Area” in  Bars , pins, bolts and other fasteners)

3. Deformation (a- Deformation in Axial Loading, Hyperstatic Problems, b- Thermal Extensions, c- Hooke’s Relations)

4.1 Torsion of Shafts  (Stress and strain calculations and hyperstatic problems in shafts subject to torsion)

4.2 Torsion of thin-walled tubes having closed cross-section (Strength II)                         

4.3.Torsion of Bars with Rectangular or Thin Profile Cross-Section ( Strength II)         

5.1. Normal Stress Distribution in Simple Bending                                                                    

5.2. Shear forces-Bending moment diagrams in beams,

5.3. Shear stresses and Shear flow in Bending,

5.4 Bending of Composite Beams

5.5 Shear Center  ( Strength II)

5.6 Pure Bending of Curved Beams ( Strength II)

5.7 Oblique (Non-symmetric) Bending  ( Strength II)

6.1.Plane Stress Transformations   and 2D Mohr’s Circle 

6.2.Stress Transformations in Three Dimensions and 3D Mohr Circle  ( Strength II)

6.3.Plane Strain Transformations  ( Strength II)

6.4 Experimantal Strain Measurements with Strain-gages ( Strength II)

7. Yield and Fracture Criteria

8.1.Combined Loading Cases (Design of transmission shafts subject to bending + torsion)

8.2. Thin Walled internal pressure vessels

9-Deflection of Beam (Elastic Curve ) Strength II)

10.1- Energy Methods -“Deformation work and Strain Energy”  ( Strength II)

10.2-Energy Methods- “Castigliano Theorems and Examples” ( Strength II)

10.3 Energy Methods – Impact Loadiıng Effect ( Strength II)

11- Columns  Strength II)

12-Fatigue ( Strength II)