Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-27 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameHållfasthetslära
- CodeTME255
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTIMAL
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyMechanical Engineering
- DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 65120
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
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0112 Examination 7.5 c Grading: TH | 7.5 c |
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In programmes
Examiner
- Per Hogström
- Senior Lecturer, Marine Technology, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
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 and LMT202 Mechanics, or corresponding knowledge.Aim
The course in strenght of materials is aming towards an understanding of the basic knowledge of stresses and deformations in constructions in order to be able to perform engineering calculations.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- calculate stresses and deformations of the classical loading cases: axial loadings of bars, torsional loadings of rods and bending of beams.
- explain the difference of normal and shear stresses and strains.
- solving problems of plane trusses both isostatic and hyperstatic systems by using a matrixmethod of displacement.
- analyze problems in torsions of bars.
- calculate center of mass, linear and quadratic area moment of inertia for plane surfaces.
- calculate stresses and deformations in beams loaded in a plane.
- solve the differential equation describing the deflection of beams in simple geometries.
- use tables of elementary cases in deflection of beams.
- understand the meaning of plane stress analysis and the use of principal stresses and effective stresses.
- formulate the mathematical model by using equilibrium-, compatibility- and constitutive relations.
- use Matlab in solving numerically a problem in strength of materials.