Page 1 Friday, May 14, 2010 University Of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering ME C85 – Introduction to Solid Mechanics [3 units] Required Course Syllabus CATALOG DESCRIPTION A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams. COURSE PREREQUISITES Physics 7A, Math 53 and Math 54 (may be taken concurrently), and Engineering 7. TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL Required text: Hibbeler, Russell C. Statics and Mechanics of Materials. 2nd. Prentice Hall, 2004. Print. COURSE OBJECTIVES The objective of the course is to introduce the basic concepts of the kinematics and kinetics of rigid and linearly elastic bodies in a methodologically unified manner. DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES Upon completing the course, students should be able to: draw free-body diagrams; apply the equations of equilibrium to two- and three-dimensional solids; understand the concepts of strain and stress; solve simple boundary-value problems in linear elastostatics (tension, torsion, beam bending). TOPICS COVERED Week 1: Review of vector algebra; forces Week 2: Equilibrium of particles Weeks 3-4: Equilibrium of rigid bodies; free-body diagrams Week 5: Trusses Week 6: Deformation; strain; principal strains Weeks 7-8: Stress; equilibrium equations for a continuum; principal stresses Week 9: Linearly elastic stress-strain relations; isotropy; homogeneity Week 10: Plane stress and plane strain Weeks 11-12: Beam bendingPage 2 Friday, May 14, 2010 Weeks 12-13: Torsion of circular bars Weeks 14-15: Elastic deflection of beams; Euler buckling COURSE FORMAT Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT Students learn the importance of solid mechanics in engineering practice. The course also trains the students to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems using analytical skills attains in earlier science and mathematics courses. RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO ABET PROGRAM OUTCOMES an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES Weekly homework assignments (25%), two Midterm examinations (20%+20%), final examination (35%). PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION: Panos Papadopoulos ABBREVIATED TRANSCRIPT TITLE (19 SPACES MAXIMUM): Intro Solid Mechncs GRADING: Letter SEMESTER OFFERED: Fall and Spring COURSES THAT WILL RESTRICT CREDIT: None INSTRUCTORS: Professors Johnson, Papadopoulos, Steigmann and Zohdi DURATION OF COURSE: 15 weeks EST. TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUIRED HRS OF STUDENT WORK PER WEEK: 9 IS COURSE REPEATABLE FOR CREDIT? No CROSSLIST: Civil Engineering