ME-315
  STRESS ANALYSIS    

  Objectives/Syllabus 

Description:

An intermediate level stress course which deals with problems related to mechanical design.  Representative topics covered include two-dimensional elasticity, transformation of stress and strain, plane stress problems, axisymmetric members, buckling criteria and failure theories.

Prerequisite(s):     Math 222 - Differential Equations   
                               Mech 237 - Strength of Materials
                               ME 215 - Engineering Materials and Processes

Textbook(s)/Materials Required:
     1.   A.C. Ugural and S.K. Fenster, Advanced Strength
           and Applied Elasticity, 4^th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.

Objectives:
     1.  Students will learn the basic concepts of stress analysis.
     2.  Students will learn and apply knowledge of material behavior
          to the theories of failure criteria.
     3.  Students will investigate the solutions of several problems in
          mechanical design.   

Topics:  
     Analysis of two-dimensional stress
     Analysis of three-dimensional stress 
     Deformation, strain and compatibility
     Stress-strain relations
     Strain energy, Saint Venant’s principle
     Plane stress and plane strain problems in elasticity
     Criteria for material failure by yielding
     Criteria for material failure by fracture
     Axisymmetrically loaded members; composite cylinders
     Rotating disks and combined loadings
     Displacements by energy methods
     Elastic stability of columns; actual columns
     Exams, Plus final exam

Schedule:   Lecture/Recitation:      3 hours/week
                Laboratory:                 none