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2020　Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials A

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Instructor(s)
Inoue Hirotsugu  Kurokawa Yu 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(W331)  
Group
-
Course number
ARC.S201
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course provides introductory concept and theory of Mechanics of Materials which is an engineering field deals with strength, rigidity and stability of materials and structures. Principal subjects are the concept of stress and strain, the theory of tension and compression of rods, the theory of torsion of shafts, and the theory of bending of beams. This course is provided in the lecture style but some simple homework is given every time to let students gain basic understandings of the subject.
The aims of this course are to learn basic concept and theory of Mechanics of Materials and to get basic ability to design and evaluate the strength and rigidity of simple structural elements.

Student learning outcomes

The goal of this course is to get basic ability to design and evaluate the strength and rigidity of simple structural elements such as:
(1) Rod subjected to tension and compression,
(2) Shaft subjected to torsion, and
(3) Beam subjected to bending.

Keywords

External Force, Internal Force, Stress, Strain, Young's modulus, Transverse Modulus of Elasticity, Hooke's law, Rod, Shaft, Torsinal Moment, Beam, Shering Force, Bending Moment

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

A 90-minute lecture and simple homework is given in each class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Stress and Strain To learn the basic concept of stress and strain.
Class 2 Strength and Rigidity of Materials To learn the concept of strength and stiffness of materials.
Class 3 Tension and Compression of Rods To learn the theory of tension and compression of rods.
Class 4 Statically Indeterminant Problems and Thermal Stress To learn the solution of the statically indeterminant problems and thermal stress problems with respect to the tension and compression of rods.
Class 5 Torsion of Shafts To learn the theory of torsion of shafts.
Class 6 Shearing Force and Bending Moment of Beams To learn the equilibrium of force and moment acting on beams.
Class 7 Bending Stress of Beams To learn the theory of bending stress of beams.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

T. Koizumi (editor), H. Kasano, T. Hara and Y. Minakuchi, Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials (Revised Edition), Yokendo (2014)
ISBN 978-4-8425-0523-7

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Not specified. All the content of this course is included in the specified text so as to make the students possible to prepare and review before and after each class, respectively, by themselves.

Assessment criteria and methods

The weights for the homework and the final examination are 10-20 % and 80-90 %, respectively.

Related courses

  • ARC.S202 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials B

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None.

Other

This course directly connects to ARC.S202 Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials B in the succeeding Quarter. The same text is used in both courses.

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