Structural mechanics (for GC)
Summary
The course discusses the basic principles of structural mechanics, analyzing the performance of materials and structures against loading and focuses on the stress strain relationships and the effect of axial, bending, shear and torsional loadings on engineer structures.
Content
Week 1. Introduction to basic concepts
Week 2. Forces and moments - idealization of structures
Week 3. Body equilibrium - statically determinate beams
Week 4. Axial and shear forces
Week 5. Torsion and bending moments
Week 6. Tension, compression and shear/stresses
Week 7. Stresses in composite sections
Week 8. Stress-strain relationships - Theory of elasticity of isotropic media #1
Week 9. Stress-strain relationships - Theory of elasticity of isotropic media #2
Week 10. Stress transformations Mohrs circle
Week 11. Deformation/beam deflections/deformation of trusses
Week 12. Principle of virtual work
Week 13. Introduction to stability
Week 14. Statically indeterminate beams
Keywords
Mechanics of materials, stresses in structures, stress-strain relationships, theory of elasticity for isotropic media, beam theory, deflections in beams, principle of virtual work, stability
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
- Statics
Recommended courses
Structures
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Develop Capacity for critical thinking.
- Establish objectives and create plans to achieve them.
- Assess / Evaluate problems and act for solutions.
- Analyze situations and prioritize decisions.
- Demonstrate capacity for creativity.
Transversal skills
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
- Assess progress against the plan, and adapt the plan as appropriate.
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
Teaching methods
Ex cathedra 2 hours lecture and 2 hours exercises (flexible schedule to present exercises during lectures and theory during exercises sessions to digest the content)
Use of:
- Power point presentations
- Blackboard
- In-class exercises
- Computational tools to facilitate learning
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Expected student activities
- Weekly in-class exercises
Assessment methods
- Final written exam
Supervision
| Office hours | No |
| Assistants | No |
| Forum | Yes |
Resources
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
No
Bibliography
Popov E. Mechanics of Materials
Gere, JM., and Timoshenko, SP. Mechanics of Materials
Bedenik, B, Besant, C. Analysis of engineering structures
And other books on mechanics of materials  
Ressources en bibliothèque
- Popov E. Mechanics of Materials
- Bedenik B, Besant C. Analysis of engineering structures
- Gere JM, Goodno BJ. Mechanics of Materials (2013)
- Gere JM, Timoshenko SP. Mechanics of Materials
Notes/Handbook
- The course lectures, list of in-class exercise problems, problem sets and exams are provided weekly through Moodle.
- The course does not follow a specific textbook.
Moodle Link
Prerequisite for
- Design of steel structures
- Design of concrete structures
- Geoetechnical engineering
- Structural analysis
- Advanced steel design
- Structural stability
- Structural dynamics
- Seismic engineering
- Continuum mechanics
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Structural mechanics (for GC)
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Structural mechanics (for GC)
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory