Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
4	MHD230	Statics And Strength	3+0+0	3	6

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Objectives of the Course	1. To define force, moment and equilibrium concepts. 2. To teach relationships between moment-stress and strain in torsion and bending. 3. To define stress, strain and strain energy concepts. 4. To define the stress acting on pressure vessels and columns, To define failure mechanisms in dynamic conditions.
Course Content	Basic definitions and principles of statics, scalar and vector quantities, moment concept, resultant forces, forces acting on beams and frames, single and distributed forces. Shear force and moment diagrams. Basic definitions and principles on strength of materials. Stress and strain concept. Normal and Shear stress. Elastic constants, elastic and plastic deformation, failure criteria, safety factor for design, principal stress and strain. Plane stress and plane stress concept. Mohr circle for stress and strain. Combined stresses. Moment of inertia, Torsion, Bending. Stresses acting on pressure vessels and columns, Strain-Based and Stress based fatigue strength. Fatigue crack growth, Static and dynamic fracture toughness, Damage tolerance.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof. Zeynep Taşlıçukur Öztürk
Name of Lecturers	None
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	V.D. da Silva, Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Springer, 2006. F. P. Beer, E.R. Johnston, Jr. “Mechanics of Materials, McGRaw Hill, 1992, A.Y. Aköz, N. Eratlı, Statik-Mukavemet, Beta, 2000.
	Lecture, Textbook

Course Category

Engineering

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	2	28
Mid-terms	3	18	54
Final examination	1	30	30
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 140

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Understand the definitions of force, moment, stress and equilibrium
2	Calculate the load or stress acting on a system to maintain the equilibrium
3	Draw and interpret shear force and moment diagrams
4	Understand basic definitions of strength of materials
5	Draw and interpret Mohr circle of stress and strain for various loading conditions
6	To understand the importance of moment of inertia for materials in resisting of external forces
7	To calculate and interpret the stresses on pressure vessels and columns
8	To understand fatigue life, fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth concept
9	To understand damage tolerance concept

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Definition of basic principles of statics, force, moment and equilibrium concept
2	Static equilibrium and Free body diagram
3	Resultant forces and moment
4	Forces acting on beams, single and distributed forces
5	Definition of basic principles of strength, normal and shear stresses
6	Elastic constants, elastic and plastic deformation, safety factor
7	Mohr circle and stress and strain
8	Torsion
9	Bending
10	Combined stresses
11	Stress acting on pressure vessels and columns
12	Stress based and strain based Fatigue life
13	Fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth
14	Damage Tolerance

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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