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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.To use the basic principles of strength of materials and use them in the designed system.
2.Know the basic types of stress and to use design.
3.To be able to analyze stresses in beams under combined axial abd eccentric loads and bending
4.To know selection and calculation of shafts.
5.To able to analyze stresses in two dimensions and understand the concepts of principal stresses and the use of different methods to solve dimensional stress problems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mechanical Engineering Design. Mc Graw Hill Book Co. New York, 631p. İnan, M. 1970 (New Edition), Cisimlerin Mukaveti, İstanbul 560p. Srivastava, A.J. et al, 1993. Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines. ASAE Textbook No.6
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
To introduce the concept of overall strength of materials.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Defining of one,two and three-dimensional state of stress. The basic types of stress. Tension stress.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Shear stress Torsion Combined stress
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effect of axial force and the normal stresses of the system.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The equations to describe the analytical and Mohr circle and to obtain appropriate material strength for design purpose.
Week 6 - Theoretical
The equations to describe the analytical and Mohr circle and to obtain appropriate material strength for design purpose
Week 7 - Theoretical
Shear-type effects of shear force and shear stres and to introduce the concept of applications for simple problem representation (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Shear-type effects of shear force and shear stres and to introduce the concept of applications for simple problem representation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Transmission systems used in machines
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stress analysis will emerge in beams subjected to bending moment of inertia
Week 11 - Theoretical
Simple bending and cross-section determination.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hyper static problems in axial loaded rods. Thermal stresses and deformations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analysis of the combined strength Buckling of columns Critical stress - frailty relations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analysis of the combined strength Buckling of columns Critical stress - frailty relations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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