MECHANICS OF SOLIDS |
STRESS, STRAIN AND DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS |
Rigid bodies and deformable solids – Forces on solids and supports – Equilibrium and stability –
Strength and stiffness – Tension, compression and shear stresses – Hooke’s law and simple problems –
Compound bars – Thermal stresses – Elastic constants and Poisson’s ratio – Welded joints – Design. |
TRANSVERSE LOADING ON BEAMS |
Beams – Support conditions – Types of Beams – Transverse loading on beams – Shear force and
bending moment in beams – Analysis of cantilevers, simply supported beams and over hanging beams
– Relationships between loading, S.F. and B.M. In beams and their applications – S.F.& B.M.
diagrams. |
DEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS |
Double integration method – Macaulay’s method – Area – moment theorems for computation of
slopes and deflections in beams – conjugate beam method |
STRESSES IN BEAMS |
Theory of simple bending – Assumptions and derivation of bending equation (M/I = F/Y = E/R) –
Analysis of stresses in beams – Loads carrying capacity of beams – Proportioning beam sections –
Leaf springs – Flitched beams – Shear stress distribution in beams – Determination of shear stress in
flanged beams. |
TORSION & COLUMNS |
Torsion of circular shafts – Derivation of torsion equation (T/J = C/R = G0/L) – Stress and
deformation in circular and hollow shafts – Stresses and deformation in circular and hollow shafts –
Stepped shafts – Shafts fixed at both ends – Stresses in helical springs – deflection of springs – Spring
constant – Axially loaded short columns – Columns of unsymmetrical sections – Euler’s theory of
long columns – Critical loads for prismatic columns with different end conditions – Effect of
eccentricity. |
Text Books |
1. Junarkar, S.B., “Mechanics of Structure” Vol. 1, 21st Edition, Character Publishing House,
Anand, Indian, (1995)
2. William A.Nash, “Theory and Problems of Strength of Materials, Schaum’s Outline Series”.
McGraw Hill International Editions, Third Edition, 1994. |
Reference Books |
1. Elangovan, A., Thinma Visai Iyal “Mechanics of Solids in Tamil”, Anna University, Madras,
1995. |