EGR 217 Strength of Materials
This course will provide knowledge of a broad range of mechanical properties (modes of deformation, modes of failure) of materials that will be mathematically described for reliability predictions and for choosing materials appropriate to a specific application. Emphasis is on brittle materials, but the behavior of viscoelastic and ductile materials will also be covered. Concepts to be covered include: forces, stresses and strains in solids; linear elasticity and elastic instability; deformation, deflection and stress analysis of structural members (beams, torsion of circular shafts, pressure vessels, etc.); stress and strain transformations; principal stresses; failure theories; statically indeterminate structures; temperature and pre-strain effects; shear force and bending moment; axial, shear, bearing and bending stresses; the concept of column buckling; and Mohr's circle.