Course
code CB242
credit_hours 3
title Strength of Materials
arbic title
prequisites CB241 and CB251
credit hours 3
Description/Outcomes Properties of Areas-Normal stresses - Axial stress, thermal stress and bending stresses. Shear stresses: Direct shear stress - Transverse loading and torsional stresses, Principal stresses and strains - Elastic deflection of beams - Buckling of columns.
arabic Description/Outcomes
objectives The course objective is to give students the basic understanding of stress analysis of structural elements. It also covers the subjects of calculation of rotations and deflections of such elements and the stability of columns.
arabic objectives
ref. books Mechanics of Engineering Materials by BENHAM, P. and CRAWFORD,Z.R. Publisher: Longman Group, Latest Edition.rnMechanics of Materials by POPOR, E.P. Publisher: Prentice-Hall Englewood cliffsdue to different condition loading.rnMechanics of Materials by R.C. HIBBELER , Publisher: McMillan, New York, Latest Edition.rnStrength of Materials by R.S.KHURMI, Publisher: S.Chand& Company, NewDelhi, Latest Edition.rnMechanics of Materials by GERE & TIMOSHENKO, Publisher: PWS-KENT Publisher, Latest Edition.rn
arabic ref. books
textbook Mechanics of Materials by BEER, F. and JOHNSTON, E.R., Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, Latest Edition.
arabic textbook
objective set combined
content set combined
Course Content
content serial Description
1 Week No.1: Properties of Areas.
2 Week No.2: Properties of Areas, continue.
3 Week No.3: Normal stresses - Axial stresses.
4 Week No.4: Normal stresses - Axial stresses, continue.
5 Week No.5: Normal stresses - Bending stresses.
6 Week No.6: Normal stresses - Bending stresses, continue.
7 Week No.7: Normal stresses - Thermal stresses & 7th week examination.
8 Week No.8: Direct shear stresses.
9 Week No.9: Shear stresses.
10 Week No.10: Torsional stresses.
11 Week No.11: Principal stresses and strains.
12 Week No.12: Principal stresses and strains (2) & 12th week examination.
13 Week No.13: Elastic deflection of beams – Double integration.
14 Week No.14: Elastic deflection of beams – Conjugate beam.
15 Week No.15: Buckling of columns.
16 Week No.16: Final Exam.