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Solid mechanics

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SOLID MECHANICS

1 Simple Stresses and Strains: Introduction, stress-strain curves for elastic materials, different types of stresses and strains, elastic limit, Hookes' Law, Young's modulus of elasticity, Bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity, Lateral strain, Elongation due to self weight bars of tapering sections, bars of varying sections, equivalent area of composite sections, temperature stresses, relation between elastic constants. Volumetric strain.

2. Complex Stress: Introduction, rectangular block subjected to normal stresses along and across two planes, combination of normal and tangential stresses, pure shear, principal stresses and Principal planes, Mohrs Circle, Principal strains, Computation of Principal stresses from Principal strains.

3. Bending moment & shear force diagrams: Introduction, Types of beams, supports and loading, sign conventions for bending moments and shear forces, Shear force and Bending moment diagrams for simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams for different types of loading. Relationship between Bending moment, Shear Force and loading Graphical method of plotting Bending Moment & Shear Force Diagrams.

4. Bending and Shear Stresses: Introduction, Assumption made in theory of simple bending, derivation of basic equation, determination of stresses in simple sections, built up sections and composite sections. (flitched Beams), Introduction to theory of unsymmetrical bending beams of uniform strength, variation of shear stress across depth of various beam sections.

5. Torsion: Introduction, torsion of shafts and springs, derivation of basic torsion equation, Power transmitted, sections subjected to combined bending and torsion, Principal stresses, equivalent Bending Moment & Torque, Helical spring, analysis of closed Coil helical spring.

6. Deflection of Beams: Derivation of basic equation of elastic curve, deflection in beams with different end conditions and different loadings by double integration method, Macaulay’s method, moment area theorem, conjugate beam method, unit method and strain energy method. Maxwel’s reciprocal theorem.

7. Columns and Struts: Introduction, Euler's buckling loads for columns with different end conditions, limitations of Euler's formula, column carrying eccentric loads, laterally loaded columns, empirical formula.

8. Strain Energy: Introduction, Strain Energy due to axial Loads, Bending shear and Torsional stress, Impact load, strain energy due to Principal stress & strains, theories of failure. (5 lectures)

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