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MECH204 – Mechanics of Solids
2014 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Shaokoon Cheng
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ENGG170(P) or ELEC170(P) or ENGG150(P)) and (MATH132(P) or MATH135(P)) and ((PHYS140(P) and PHYS143(P)) or (PHYS106(P) and PHYS107(P))
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will examine free body diagrams. Stress-strain relations and elastic constants will be analysed in an engineering context. The unit will examine statically determinate stress systems,considering the impacts of direct stress, shear stress, bending stress, torsional stress in an engineering context. Bending moment diagrams, shear force diagrams and deflection of beams will be examined.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
General Assessment Information
In order to pass this unit, students need to fulfill the following criterias:
1. Achieve at least 50% marks overall.
2. Students must submit at least 1 major assignment and 1 laboratory report.
3. Students must attend the mandatory final examination.
The unit will be graded according to the Macquarie University grading policy.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Assignment | 20% | Week 6 and Week 11 |
| Laboratory reports | 20% | Week 8 and Week 10 |
| Quiz | 15% | Week 9 |
| Tutorial | 5% | Every week |
| Final Examination | 40% | TBA |
Assignment
Due: Week 6 and Week 11
Weighting: 20%
There will be two assignments and each assignment weighs 10%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Laboratory reports
Due: Week 8 and Week 10
Weighting: 20%
There will be two laboratory reports and each report weighs 10%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Quiz
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 15%
The quiz will be on topics taught from week 1 to week 8.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Tutorial
Due: Every week
Weighting: 5%
Student understanding of a topic will be assessed by the tutors.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Final Examination
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%
This will be a closed book exam. Attendance is compulsory for all students.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
Delivery and Resources
Text book:
R.C. Hibbeler, “Mechanics of Materials.” Pearson, 9th edition.
Reference book:
J.L. Meriam and L.G. Kraige, “Statics.” Wiley, 7th edition.
E.P. Popov, “Engineering Mechanics of Solids.” Prentice Hall, 2nd edition.
Unit Schedule
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Week |
Lecture Topic |
Lecturer |
Practical/ Tutorial |
Due Assignments/Tasks |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to Mechanics of Solids |
Shaokoon Cheng |
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Week 2 |
Centroid and Moment of inertia |
Shaokoon Cheng |
Solving forces in members of machine and truss
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Week 3 |
Stress and strain |
Shaokoon Cheng |
Centroid and Moment of inertia
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Week 4 |
Mechanical properties of materials |
Shaokoon Cheng
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Stress and strain |
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Week 5 |
Axially loaded member |
Shaokoon Cheng |
Mechanical properties of materials |
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Week 6 |
Torsion
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Axially loaded member
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Assignment 1 |
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Week 7 |
Shear force and bending moment diagrams
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Laboratory: Torsion
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Semester break
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Week 8 |
Shear force and bending moment diagrams
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Laboratory: Bending of beams
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Laboratory report 1
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Week 9 |
Mechanical stresses in thin wall cyclinder
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Shaokoon Cheng
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Shear force and bending moment diagrams
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Quiz |
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Week 10 |
Stress transformation and Mohr’s circle
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Mechanical stresses in thin wall cyclinder
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Laboratory report 2 |
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Week 11 |
Strain transformation and Mohr’s circle
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Stress transformation and Mohr’s circle
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Assignment 2 |
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Week 12 |
Buckling
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Shaokoon Cheng |
Strain transformation and Mohr’s circle
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Week 13 |
Revision |
Shaokoon Cheng |
Revision |
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Graduate Capabilities
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Assessment tasks
- Assignment
- Laboratory reports
- Quiz
- Tutorial
- Final Examination
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Assessment tasks
- Assignment
- Laboratory reports
- Quiz
- Tutorial
- Final Examination
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to determine critical forces and design components of machines and structures.
- The student will be able to demonstrate understanding on the concepts of mechanical stress and strain.
- The student will be able to produce shear force and bending moment diagrams of simply supported beams.
- The student will be able to perform stress and strain transformation of a two-dimensional element and explain the concept of principal stresses.
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Assessment tasks
- Assignment
- Laboratory reports
- Quiz
- Tutorial
- Final Examination
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- The student will be able to identify failure mechanisms of a beam under different loading conditions and other mechanical structures.
Assessment task
- Tutorial
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment task
- Laboratory reports
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 24/12/2013 | The Prerequisites was updated. |