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MECH206 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Course Code:	3650206
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. VOLKAN ESAT
Offered Semester:	Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 3650205 Set 2: 5720261
One of the sets above should be completed before taking MECH206 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS .

Course Content

Concept of stress: normal, bearing and shear stresses. Stress and strain in simple loadings: axial loading, pure torsion and bending. Thermal stresses. Deflection of beams: Integration, moment area and superposition methods. Statically indeterminate members. Combined loadings: Combined stresses, Mohris circle. Pressurized thin walled cylinders. Stability of columns.