Information Package / Course Catalogue
Strength of Materials
Course Code: CE211
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To introduce mechanical behavior of deformable bodies. To teach stress/strain analysis in case of different types of loadings. To provide engineering design and safety assessment ability for various states of stress/strain. To give an introduction for the slope/deflection calculations in beams. To teach basic concepts of elastic stability.

Course Content

Definitions of Stress and Strain, Stress-Strain Relationships and Mechanical Properties of Materials, Mechanical Behavior of Deformable Bodies in cases of Normal Force/ Shear Force/ Bending Moment/ Torsion, Plane Stress/Strain Transformation, Combined Loadings, Deflection of Beams, Elastic Stability.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ebru DURAL
Learning Outcomes
1.The student will be able to understand fundamental concepts about the behavior of deformable bodies (stress, strain, stressstrain relationship, mechanical properties of materials).
2.The student will be able to determine normal and shear stress/strain distributions on a deformable body in case of different types of loading (normal force, shear force, bending moment, torsion).
3.The student will be able to transform states of stress/strain on different planes and define principle stress/strain.
4.The student will be able to comprehend basic knowledge about simple design of structural elements and identify combined stress cases.
5.The student will be able to determine slope and deflection of the beams by using basic analytical methods (integration and moment of area methods).
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. C. Hibbeler ‘‘ Mechanics of Materials’’, Ninth Edition, Pearson Education, 2014
2.Ferdinand Beer, E. Johnston, John DeWolf and David Mazurek ‘‘Mechanics of Materials’’, 8th Edition
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of stress. Average normal and shear stresses. Allowable Stress Design.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of strain. Stress-strain diagram. Ductile and brittle materials.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Hooke’s Law. Strain energy. Poisson’s ratio. Shear stress-strain diagram.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Saint-Venant’s principle. Stress and strain analysis of axially loaded members.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Statically indeterminate axially loaded members. Thermal deformations.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Torsional deformation and torsion formula. Angle of twist.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Shear force and bending moment diagrams. Bending deformations and flexure formula.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Unsymmetrical bending. Composite Beams.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Definitions for direct shear stress and deformations.Shear formula. Shear Flow
Week 10 - Theoretical
Combined Loadings.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Plane stress transformation. Principle stresses and maximum in-plane shear stress. Mohr’s circle for plane stress transformation.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Plane strain transformation. Mohr’s circle for plane strain transformation.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Elastic curve. Slope and displacement of beams by integration method.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Slope and displacement of beams by moment-area method. Elastic stability and buckling of columns.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination2%50
Final Examination1%45
Assignment6%5
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Assignment60318
Individual Work140456
Midterm Examination24212
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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OÇ-1
5
4
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026