Information Package / Course Catalogue
Strength of Materials
Course Code: TMT108
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of strength of materials relevant to design, and the competence to apply these principles to the sizing and verification calculations of machine elements.

Course Content

Members subjected to normal force, members subjected to torsional moment, members subjected to bending moment, members subjected to combined loading conditions, vertically loaded members, members subjected to buckling loads.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analytically calculates stresses and deformations occurring in structural members under the influence of tension, compression, shear, torsion, and bending.
2.Explains the basic concepts of strength of materials, stress, strain, allowable stress, and principles of elastic behavior.
3.Constructs and interprets internal forces, shear force, and bending moment diagrams for beams, shafts, and other structural components.
4.Evaluates the mechanical behavior of materials to apply appropriate strength calculations and safe design principles in solving engineering problems.
5.Analyzes strength problems encountered in engineering structures and machine elements, and develops appropriate solution proposals by evaluating the results from technical and economic perspectives.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Strength of Materials
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to strength of materials, basic concepts, loads, internal forces, concepts of stress and strain
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tensile and compressive stresses, normal stress, Hooke's Law, and elasticity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Deformation, Poisson's ratio, and thermal stresses
Week 4 - Theoretical
Shear stress and strength of fasteners
Week 5 - Theoretical
Torsion theory, torsional stresses in circular shafts
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bending theory, bending stress, and the concept of the neutral axis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Shear force and bending moment diagrams
Week 8 - Theoretical
Combined stresses and principal stresses
Week 9 - Theoretical
Moment of inertia and geometric properties of cross-sections
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bending and deflection calculations in beams
Week 11 - Theoretical
Buckling in columns and Euler's buckling theory
Week 12 - Theoretical
Energy methods and Castigliano's Theorem
Week 13 - Theoretical
Factor of safety in strength of materials, strength, and design principles
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation of mechanics of materials and engineering applications
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Individual Work52010
Quiz1505
Midterm Examination1707
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
5
5
3
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4
4
3
2
2
2
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
4
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3
3
2
3
2
2
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4
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3
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3
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2
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4
4
3
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3
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3
5
3
4
2
2
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
5
5
5
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026