BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
BAHIR DAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Course Guidebook for Strength Of Materials
1. GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE COURSE
Course Name: Strength Of Materials
Course Code: MEng3081
Course Credits Points: 5 hrs.
Contact Hours: 3 hrs. lecture, 3hrs Tutorial & 1hrs laboratory or practice per
week
Course Module: Mechanics of Materials
Course Category: Major
Status of Course: Compulsory
Pre-Requisites: None
Students’ Department: Electromechanical Engineering
Degree Program: BSc. in Electromechanical Engineering
Students’ Admission: Regular
rd.
Year of Study: 3
Semester: First Semester
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Course Duration: From November 2024 to January 2024
Course Chair: Menberu Zeleke
Course Instructors: Berihun Abebaw, MSc in Mechanical Design Engineering
Email: berihunabebawand@[Link]
Office: Tana#205
Consultation: Every Saturday Afternoon
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The study covers theory of Elasticity; Hooks law; Stress Strain, types of loads and reactions, Bending
Moments; Tension and compression members; Factor of safety; Shear and bending in flexural members,
beam shear and flexural stress formulas, torsion of circular shafts, combined stresses, Buckling of columns;
Energy Method; Complex stresses, principal stress, Mohr’s circles, common mechanical elements, force
analysis.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
To analyze the behavior of solid bodies subjected to various types of loading, such as axially loaded
members, shafts in torsion, beams, and columns, as well as structures that are assemblies of these
components.
To provide the students with the foundation of design analysis
To develop the students the ability to analyze a given problem in a simple and logical manner and
to apply fundamental principles to its solutions
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To expose students the basic concepts of mechanics of materials that will help them to understand
the relation among bodies, properties of materials, stress, strain etc.
Course outline with teaching methodology, week and reference
Week Course content Teaching Reference
Methodologies and s
Assessment
1: Simple Stress and Strain ➢ Lectures Supported
Tension and Compression members by Tutorials Text book
1,2,3,4 Group discussions
and
Stress and Deformation ➢
References
Stress-strain diagram; Hook’s law ➢ Laboratory
Experiments
2: Shearing Force and Bending Moment Diagrams ➢ Lectures Supported Text book
by and
Shear force and bending moment equations
Tutorials References
Shear force and bending moment diagrams
➢ Group discussions
4,5,6 3: Beams ➢ Lectures Supported
by
Bending Stresses in Beams
Tutorials Text book
The flexure formula; Beams of two materials and
➢ Group Discussion
Slope and Deflection of Beams: References
➢ Quiz
Strain-curvature and moment curvature; Relations
governing differential equations for deflection; solution
by direct integration; Moment area method
Shearing Stresses in Beams
Relation between shear force and bending moment
7,8,9,10 4: Torsion of Circular Shafts ➢ Lectures Supported
Torsion formula; Angle of twist by Tutorials
Shearing stresses and deformation of circular ➢ Group discussions Text book
and
shafts ➢ Individual
References
Assignment
5. Struts and Columns:
Stability of equilibrium; The Euler formulas for
different end restraints; Analysis of beam columns;
The Secant formula; Eccentric loading.
6 Complex Stresses. Compound stresses; Analysis of
plane stress and strain:
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Principal stresses and maximum shear stress;
Transformation of stress; Mohr’s circle of
stresses and strains; Principal axes and
principal moments of inertia.
7. Energy Methods:
Tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion,
Castiglione’s first theorem for deflection, Unit-
load method.
8. Statically indeterminate Structures. ➢ Lectures Supported Text book
by and
9. Curved Beams: Tutorials References
Beams with small initial curvature; Beams with ➢ Group Discussion
➢ Class Works
large initial curvature; Location of the neutral
axis; Stress in hooks.
10. Unsymmetrical Bending:
Principal centroid axes; Graphical methods of
locating the principal centroid axes; Stress
determination; Beam deflection.
11. Rings, Discs and Cylinders Subjected to Rotation
and Thermal Gradients:
Thin rotating rings or cylinders;
Rotating solid discs; Rotating disc of uniform
strength;
Combined rotation and thermal stress in
uniform discs and thick cylinders.
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10,11,12 12. Torsion of Non-Circular and Thin-Walled ➢ Lectures Supported Text book
by and
Sections:
Tutorials
References
Rectangular section; Thin-walled open
➢ Group Discussion
sections; Thin-walled split tube;
Other solid (non-tubular) shafts; Thin walled Class Works
closed tubes of non-circular sections.
13: Theories of Failure:
Maximum principal stress theory;
Maximum shear stress theory;
Total strain shear stress theory;
Distortion energy theory;
Mohr’s modified shear stress theory for brittle
materials.
14,15 Final Exam
Teaching and Learning Methods
• Lectures supported by tutorials;
• Individual/Group project work
Assessment Methods
Assessment Type Assessment Weight (%)
Individual Assignment 30%
Group Assignment
Quiz 20%
Final Exam 50%
Total Mark 100%
Course Policy
Minimum of 85% attendance during lecture hours; and 100% attendance during practical work
sessions, except for some unprecedented mishaps
Text Book:
Textbook: James M. Gere and Stephen P. Timoshenko, Mechanics of Materials,
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References:
1. Singer, Strength of Materials
2. Popov, E.P., Mechanics of Materials
3. Ansel C. Ugural, mechanics of materials, John Wiley & Sons
4. Hearn, E.S., Mechanics of Materials
5. R. Subramanian, Strength of Materials, 2010 Oxford University Press (2nd Edition)
6. Robert L. Mott, Applied Strength of Materials,
7. Nash, W.A., Strength of Materials (Schaum’s Outline Series)
8. Dr. R.K. Bansal, strength of materials, 4th ed. Laxmi Publication LTD
Authorization:
Prepared instructor’s Name Signature Date
Berihun Abebaw _____________ _______________
Verified chair holder’s Name Signature Date
Addisu Negash (PHD) ____________ ______________
