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MAKAUT Solid Mechanics Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a Bachelor of Technology course in Mechanical Engineering on the topic of Solid Mechanics. The course objectives are to present the mathematical and physical principles of linear continuum behavior in solids. The syllabus outlines 5 modules that will be covered, including topics like strains, stresses, constitutive equations, plane stress/strain problems, and applications to thick cylinders and rotating discs. Upon completing the course, students will understand deformation behavior of solids under loading and be able to obtain solutions for simple geometries. Recommended learning resources are provided.

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MAKAUT Solid Mechanics Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a Bachelor of Technology course in Mechanical Engineering on the topic of Solid Mechanics. The course objectives are to present the mathematical and physical principles of linear continuum behavior in solids. The syllabus outlines 5 modules that will be covered, including topics like strains, stresses, constitutive equations, plane stress/strain problems, and applications to thick cylinders and rotating discs. Upon completing the course, students will understand deformation behavior of solids under loading and be able to obtain solutions for simple geometries. Recommended learning resources are provided.

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal

(Formerly West Bengal University of Technology)


SYLLABUS FOR BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(Effective from academic session 2018-19)

Subject Code : PC-ME502 Category: Professional Core Courses


Subject Name : Solid Mechanics Semester: Fifth
L-T-P : 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Pre-Requisites: Engineering Mechanics

Course Objectives:

The objective is to present the mathematical and physical principles in understanding the linear
continuum behaviour of solids.

Course Contents:

Module Contact
Description of Topic
No. Hrs.
Introduction to Cartesian tensors, Strains: Concept of strain,
derivation of small strain tensor and compatibility, Stress:
Derivation of Cauchy relations and equilibrium and symmetry
1 equations, principal stresses and directions 12

Constitutive equations: Generalized Hooke’s law, Linear elasticity,


2 Material symmetry; Boundary Value Problems: concepts of 10
uniqueness and superposition.
Plane stress and plane strain problems, introduction to governing
3 equations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates, axisymmetric 10
problems.
Application to thick cylinders, rotating discs, torsion of non-
4 circular cross-sections, stress concentration problems, thermo- 9
elasticity, 2-D contact problems.
5 Solutions using potentials. Energy methods. Introduction to plasticity. 7

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able understand the deformation behaviour of
solids under different types of loading and obtain mathematical solutions for simple geometries.

Learning Resources:
1. G.T. Mase, R.E. Smelser and G.E. Mase, Continuum Mechanics for Engineers, 3rd Edition,
CRC Press, 2004.
2. Y.C. Fung, Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Prentice Hall International, 1965.
3. L.E. Malvern, Introduction to Mechanics of a Continuous Medium, Prentice Hall
International, 1969.

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