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
The course set 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.