CSI 789: Mechanics of Solids
General Information
- Instructor:
Professor Chi Yang
(Ext. 3-4077, cyang@gmu.edu )
- Lecture:
Thursdays 7:20 pm
– 10:00 pm
- Classroom: Research I, #301
101
- Office Hour: Thursdays 5:00
pm – 6:00 pm or by appointmet
- Textbook: I. H. Shames
and J. M. Pitarresi, Introduction to Solid Mechanics, 3rd edition,
Prentice Hall, 2000.
Course Description
- This course covers all general areas in solid mechanics. Subjects of stress and strain, generalized Hooke’s
Law will be discussed in detail followed by subjects of plain stress and
strain. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing
beams with section forces, internal stress and strain, and beam defections.
The properties of stress in three-dimension and its relationship with strain
will be discussed. The subjects of energy method,
failure criteria and elastic stability will also be introduced in this course.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Stress and Strain
- Introduction to Mechanical Properties
of Solids
- One Dimensional Problems
- Generalized Hooke’s Law and Introduction
to Energy Method
- Plain Stress and Strain
- Failure Criteria
- Section Forces in Beams
- Stresses in Beams
- Deflection of Beams
- Torsion
- Three-Dimensional Stress Properties
at a Point
- Three-Dimensional Strain Relations
at a Point
- Elastic Stability
- Energy Methods
Grading
- Homework assignment
- Term project
- Final exam
Optional Reading
- R.
Parnes, Solid Mechanics in Engineering, J. Wiley, 2002.
- R.
C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall,
2002.