Course title
402130202
Strength of Materials

YOSHIHARA Shouichirou Click to show questionnaire result at 2019
Course description
The course covers the following topics; stress and strain concepts, axial load, statically indeterminate axially loaded members, thermal stress, torsion, angle of twist, bending, transverse shear, combined loading, stress and strain transformation, deflection of beams and shafts, statically indeterminate beams and shafts, buckling of beams.
Purpose of class
1. To provide the basic concepts and principles of strength of materials.

2. To give an ability to calculate stresses and deformations of objects under external loading.

3. To give an ability to apply the knowledge of strength of materials on engineering applications and design problems.
Goals and objectives
  1. To be able to calculate stress and deformation of a straight bar which is subjected to axial tension or compression, and to be able to calculate stress and deformation of a twisted bar.
  2. To be able to calculate bending stress and deflection of a beam, and draw shearing force diagram and bending moment diagram of a beam.
  3. To be able to calculate bending deflection of a beam.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. About Strength of materials,
unit, load, deformation, tensile and compression stress and strain.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 1-1 to 1-4. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
2. Stress and strain under shearing force,
stress change at each position, various types of load.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 1-5 to 1-7. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
3. Hooke's law, stress-strain curve,
various types of stress-strain curves,
working stress and safety factor, Poisson's ratio.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 2-1 to 2-5. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
4. Thermal stress, stresses caused by self-weight,
stresses caused by impact load, stress concentration,
stresses by internal pressure.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 3-1 to 3-5. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
5. Deformation of shafts under torsion. Reading the textbook : from Sec 4-1. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
6. Deformation of shafts for power transmission shafts. Reading the textbook : from Sec 4-2.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 5-1 to 5-5.
60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
7. Mid-term examination and comments on the exam. Preparing for the examination. 100minutes
8. Beams, types of beam and supporting condition,
calculation of reactional force of a beam.

(Simply supported beam under uniform load,
cantilever beam under concentrated load,
cantilever beam under uniform load.)
Reading the textbook : from Sec 5-1 to 5-3. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
9. Beams, types of beam and supporting condition,
drawing of bending moment, shearing force diagram and bending moment diagram.

Deflection of beams, stress and strain distribution
under bending, bending moment and stress.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 5-4 to 5-8.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 6-1 to 6-3.
60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
10. Deflection of beams, stress and strain distribution
under bending, bending moment and stress.

Calculation of center of mass and moment of inertia of area, the meaning of section modulus,
various types of cross section of beams.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 6-1 to 6-3. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
11. Calculation of center of mass and moment of inertia of area, the meaning of section modulus,
various types of cross section of beams.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 6-4 to 6-6. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
12. Deflection of beams. Reading the textbook : Sec 6-7.
Reading the textbook : from Sec 7-1 to 7-2.
60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
13. Stresses under combined loading, Mohr's stress circle. Reading the textbook : from Sec 7-1 to 7-2. 60minutes
Exercise 100minutes
14. Final term examination and comments on the exam. Preparing for the examination. 100minutes
Total. - - 2120minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

Report Mid-term examination Final term examination Total.
1. 10% 40% 0% 50%
2. 5% 0% 20% 25%
3. 5% 0% 20% 25%
Total. 20% 40% 40% -
Evaluation method and criteria
There will be report (20marks), two main exams: midterm (40marks) and final (40marks). Students must earn at least 60 marks out of 100.
Textbooks and reference materials
Textbook : Oyama and Suzuki, Mechanics of Materials for beginners 2nd Ed.,Morikita Publishing Co. in Japanese
( 小山,鈴木共著,はじめての材料力学 第2版 新装版,森北出版 in Japanese)
Prerequisites
Differential and integral calculus, linear algebra.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Available on Thursdays from 12:30 to 13:00
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable to design of some parts for automobile components.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
Last modified : Fri Mar 18 22:30:38 JST 2022