Course syllabus for Strength of materials, advanced course

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameHållfasthetslära, fortsättningskurs
  • CodeLMU111
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIMAL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyMechanical Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 65111
  • Maximum participants50
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0102 Examination 7.5 c
Grading: TH		7.5 c
  • 29 Okt 2021 pm L
  • 05 Jan 2022 pm L
  • 23 Aug 2022 pm L

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

The courses LMA401 Calculus, MVE580 Linear algebra and differential equations, LMT202 Mechanics, TME255 Strength of materials, LMA017 Mathematical analysis in several variables and LMU120 Applied FEM-analysis, or corresponding knowledge.

Aim

The advanced course in solid mechanics provides specialized knowledge in solid mechanics with emphasis on the multiaxial stress state and the elementary theory of discs, plates and shells. The course covers thus multiaxial stress and deformations with technical applications. It aims to provide the necessary skills required in order to calculate the stresses and deformations in sheet, plate and shell structures of various simple geometries.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • formulate the concepts of multiaxial stress and strain;
  • determine the principal stresses and principal stress directions;
  • formulate and analyze isotropic thermoelasticity;
  • describe and analyze plane stress, plane strain and axisymmetry;
  • formulate the concept of structural stability;
  • solve simplified problems of structural stability;
  • analyze stresses and deformations of 2D solids, plates and simplified shells;
  • explain the stress distribution around concentrated loads;
  • describe and analyze stress concentration factors.

Content

  • general states of stress and strains;
  • two-dimensional elasticity problems;
  • beam bending;
  • torsion;
  • axisymmetric solids with thermal loads;
  • beams on elastic foundation;
  • energy methods;
  • modeling of plates and shells;

Organisation

Teaching the lesson the form of lectures and demonstration elements of the bills.

Lectures (56 hours) and individual work (144 hours).

Literature

To be communicated at the course home page.

Examination including compulsory elements

Written examination. Alternative or complementary forms of examination may occur. Final grade 3, 4 or 5.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.