Academic Catalog

AEE361 APPLIED ELASTICITY

Course Code:	5720361
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ERCAN GÜRSES
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 5720264 Set 2: 5720266
One of the sets above should be completed before taking AEE361 APPLIED ELASTICITY .

Course Content

Generalized theory of pure bending. General theory of shear stresses. Shear center. Statically indeterminate beams. Torsion of non-circular beams. Concepts of stress and strain in 3-D. Generalized Hooke`s Law. Plane-stress and plane-strain problems. Stress concentrations. thermal stresses. Axisymmetric problems. Aerospace Applications.