BAE402

Mechanics of Solids

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2023-24 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering · Sem 4 (Core)

Syllabus

5 units · 41 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Force Systems: Concept of force, moment and couple; types of force systems; free body diagram, resultant of force systems: parallelogram law, polygon law, Lami’s theorem, Varignon’s theorem; principle of transmissibility of forces. Properties of cross-section: centroid of plane figures; concept of moment of inertia, polar moment of inertia, product of inertia; parallel and perpendicular axis theorems; radius of gyration.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Simple stress system: types of stress: normal and shear; concept of strain, Hooke's law, Poisson's ratio; gradual, sudden and impact loads; strain energy; thermal stresses. Compound stress system: Stresses on inclined planes in 2-D and 3-D; magnitudes and planes of principal stresses and maximum shear stress; Mohr's circle, principal strains; theories of failure.

Unit3

Unit 3

9 hrs

Stresses in beams: Types of beams; determination of support reactions, dhear force diagram and bending moment diagram, pure bending, normal and transverse stresses in beams; combined bending and direct stresses; composite beams. Deflection of beams: Double integration method, Macaulay's method and moment area method.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Stresses in shafts: Torsional shear stresses in circular cross-section shafts; combined bending & torsion; shafts in series and parallel; stresses in rotating shaft. Buckling of columns: Slenderness ratio; Euler’s theory, effect of end conditions on column buckling; Rankine's theory.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Pressure Vessels: Types of stresses in thin-walled and thick-walled pressure vessels; strains in cylindrical pressure vessels with flat ends and hemi-spherical ends; spherical pressure vessels, built-in pressure vessels. Bending of curved beams: Position of neutral axis for rectangular and circular sections, stresses in crane hooks, stresses in circular rings.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the significance of centroid and moment of inertia in structural components.K2
  2. CO2Understand the nature of stresses developed in simple geometries like bars, beams, shafts, columns, cylinders and spheres for various types of simple loads.K2
  3. CO3Determine the safe loads for components subjected to buckling.K3
  4. CO4Evaluate the strain and deformation resulting from various simple and compound loading conditions.K3
  5. CO5Determine the stresses acting on rotating shafts and curved beams.K3

Books and References

  1. Engineering Mechanics, K.L.Kumar, Tata McGraw Hill
  2. Strength of Materials, S.S.Rattan, Tata McGraw Hill
  3. Mechanics of Materials, Beer & Johnston, Tata McGraw Hill
  4. Mechanics of Solids, Bhavikatti, New Age International
  5. Strength of Materials, R.K. Rajput, S.Chand & Company

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 9 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗