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Structural Mechanics

Course Code :
MAN 331
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Lecturer
Name: Amr Mohamed Metwally Ismaiel
Office hours:6-Hours

Area of Study :

 Prepare student to apply the principles of static equilibrium to the analysis of structures such as pressure vessels, beams, and torsional members.  Develop students’ knowledge about buckling and deflection concepts.  Train student to organize the given inputs and formulate a plan to solve engineering problems.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Structural Mechanics

Displacement and deflections, statically indeterminate structures, Energy methods ap-plied to bar problems, Buckling of columns, Curved beams, Analysis of bars of thin walled sections in shear, Transverse shear, torsion, shear center, Analysis of axisymmetric shells: thin walled cylinders, spheres, cones, discontinuity stresses, Introduction to structural analysis by matrix methods, Stresses in elastic structures with applications.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Structural Mechanics

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Define the main theories of elastic failure and their applications
2-	Explain the principles of stress analysis in shafts and thin cylinders.
3-	Describe the basic theories and principles of buckling and deflection in beams
4-	Recognize the concept of safety factors in structural analysis of mechanical elements.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Create innovative ways to solve structural analysis problems.
2-	Analyze data and design experiments to obtain optimum design conditions.
3-	Evaluate results of buckling, deflection to ensure safety of mechanical elements.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Apply concepts of buckling, deflection of beams and columns to solve engineering problems.
2-	Apply different theories of elastic failure to analyze stress on shaft of thin cylinder.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Demonstrate efficient IT capabilities.
2-	Efficiently manage tasks, time and resources.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Structural Mechanics

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Thin walled cylinders	12	6	6
Buckling of columns	10	6	4
Displacement and deflections in beams – integration method	6	2	4
Transverse shear, torsion, shear center	10	6	4
Displacement and deflections- virtual work method	8	4	4
Stresses in elastic structures with applications.	4	2	2
Statically indeterminate structures	4	2	2
Project follow -up.	6	2	4