Course Title: Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: MIET6043
Course Title: Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6069 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
TEACHER :- VETTRIVEL CHINNADURAI
LOCATION :- 57.03.002 for Morning session and 56.04.090 for afternoon session
TIME :- 8.30 AM TO 12.00 PM for morning session and 1.00PM to 4.30PM for afternoon session.
CONTACT :- vettri.chinnadurai@rmit.edu.au
Phone :- 99254667
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None. Some of the skills & knowledge requirement will be covered in other competencies, such as in VBP263 Implement basic materials science principles to engineering applications; or equivalent.
Course Description
This unit of competency sets out the knowledge and skills required to apply principles of strength of materials to standard engineering problems. This includes stress strain, deformation, and properties of sections, shear force and testing.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, practice in this unit is subject to regulations directly related to occupational health and safety and where applicable contracts of training such as apprenticeships and traineeships.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP232 Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems |
Element: |
1. Identify the requirements for determining material strength |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OH&S and environmental requirements for a given work area obtained and understood |
Learning Outcomes
N/A.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities for this course include face-to-face lectures, tutorials and simple design calculation. The basic theoretical background will be explained in the lectures and various real-world engineering problems will be discussed and analysed in the lectures and tutorials.
Teaching Schedule
Session No |
TOPICS |
ELEMENT OF COMPETENCY |
1 | Introduction to Courses, Books, Assessment, etc; Revision of 2D & 3D Force Systems. Definitions of Basic Stress & Strain. |
1-4 |
2 | Normal Stress – Tension & Compression; Shear Stress; Bulk Stress | 1-4 |
3 | Normal Strain – Tension & Compression; Shear & Volumetric Strain | 1-4 |
4 | Elasticity: Young’s, Shear & Bulk Moduli, Poisson’s Ratio. | 1-4 |
5 | Proportional Limit, Yield and Ultimate Stress, Factor of Safety & Allowable Stress | 1-4 |
6 | Beam Theory – Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams | 1-4 |
7 | Beam Theory – Centroids, Second Moment of Area & Radius of Gyration. Beam Theory – Calculation of Bending Stresses(Engineer’s Bending equation) |
1-4 |
8 | Torsion of Circular Shafts – Calculation of Shear Stress, Angle of Twist. (Engineer’s Torsion Equation) Torsion of Non- Circular Shafts – | 1-4 |
9 | Stresses and Strains in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels – Cylinders and Spheres (Longitudinal & Hoop Stresses and Strains, Change in Volume). Handing out of assignment | 1-4 |
10 | Stresses and Strains in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels – Cylinders and Spheres (Longitudinal & Hoop Stresses and Strains, Change in Volume) | 1-4 |
11 | FINAL EXAM. | 1-4 |
12 | CONTINUATION OF VBP283 APPLY PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS TO ENGINEERING STRUCTURES AND LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT | 1-4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
ENGINEERING MECHANICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS - BY ROGER KINSKY |
0-07-452155-1 |
References
APPLIED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS BY ROBERT.L.MOTT |
Other Resources
Black Board and Student drive Folder called-"S’- follow the path - "Mecahnical and Manufacturing"- "MIET-6043 -STRENGHT OF MATERIAL-1 -Vettri"
Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to apply concepts of strength of materials to problems of strength and stability of structures and mechanical components. This includes stress, strain, deformation, properties of sections and shear force. Competency in this unit cannot be claimed until all prerequisites have been satisfied.
Assessment Tasks
1. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
2. MAIN WRITTEN EXAM
Assessment Matrix
1. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT -20% OF FINAL MARKS
2. MAIN WRITTEN EXAM -80% OF FINAL MARKS
Other Information
Main Exam will be conducted under closed book conditions, formula sheets and / or extracts of reference material will be provided as appropriate.In order to pass this module the learner must obtain a 50% of marks in Main Exam. Please refer The course calender handouts for more detail. Student should clearly demonstrate how the problem solving techniques used in the test to score full marks.
Some of skills and knowledge like material testing method and material properties were taught in VBP263 Implement basic materials science principles to engineering applications(PROC5230) and taken as knowledge and skills achieved.
Thermal stress will be covered in conjuction with VBP 283 Apply principles of Mechanics to engineering structures (MIET7300)
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