ME-231(b) / 4 credits

Teacher: Fantner Georg

Language: English


Summary

This course aims to provide a concise understanding of how materials and structures react to loads. It covers the basics of stress and strain in multi dimensions, deformation and failure criteria. The course is tailored to problems students from life science might encounter.

Content

  • review of equilibrium ridged body mechanics
  • strain & stress in one dimension
  • strain & stress in higher dimensions
  • stress concentrations
  • torsion
  • transformation of stress and strain
  • stress and strain in beams (shear and bending moments)
  • beam bending
  • buckling

 

 

Learning Prerequisites

Important concepts to start the course

  • Introduction to physics: mechanics (statics)
  • vector and tensor math

Assessment methods

written exam

Resources

Moodle Link

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Structural mechanics for SV
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Structural mechanics for SV
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Structural mechanics for SV
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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