What is Solid Mechanics?

AY 2015
2015--2016 Sem 2

MA3002/MP4102 Solid Mechanics

and Vibration/
Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Part 1: Solid Mechanics (7 weeks)

Solid materials are encountered in almost all branches of

engineering:
M h i l Engg
Mechanical
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(e.g.,
machines,
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mechanisms)
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Lecturer: Dr S. Rajendran, Office: N3.2-02-24

Tel: 6790 5865, Email: msrajendran@ntu.edu.sg

Civil Engg (e.g., buildings, bridges)

Aerospace Engg (e.g., aircraft structures)
Electrical/Electronics Engg (e.g.,
(e g wires,
wires PCBs,
PCBs Antennas)

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Part
2: Vib
Vibration
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(6 weeks)
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Lecturer: Dr Lau Gih Keong
Keong, Office: N3
N3.2
2-01-17
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Tel: 6790 6825, Email: mgklau@ntu.edu.sg

Solid mechanics is a branch of continuum mechanics that

deals with the behaviour of solid bodies, especially the
deformations and stresses in the solid bodies under the
action of external forces.

In the second year MA2001 Mechanics of Materials (MoM)

course, you have already learnt
a few methods for
analysing deformations and stresses in solid bodies such as
b
bars,
b
beams
and
d shafts.
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In the present course, viz., Solid Mechanics, you will learn
more advanced methods (than in MA2001) called Energy
Methods for analysing deformations and stresses in solid
bodies, and also you will also get introduced to two new
topics in solid mechanics, viz., Fracture Mechanics and
F ti
Fatigue
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Analysis,
th t are very important
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t t in
i the
th analysis
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solid materials/structures.
So, my lectures on Solid Mechanics (Part 1) will deal with
the following three major topics:
A) Energy Methods (more advanced methods than in MA2001)
B) Fracture Mechanics (new topic)
C) Fatigue Analysis (new topic)
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Hence, the subject of solid mechanics is of fundamental

importance in engineering.
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Assessment and Examination

Continual Assessment

: 30% weight (based on 1 Quiz)

Quiz Date/Time/Venue : 24 Feb 2016, 2.30pm 3.15pm, LT1

Final Exam

: 70% weight

Exam Format

: Restricted Open Book

(O A4 size
(One
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sheet
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You may use both sides of the sheet to
write formulas or anything that you think
will be useful for your reference during
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~ 50% questions on Solid Mechanics
~ 50% questions on Vibration

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Duration
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Exam P
Paper : 2 h
hrs

Lecture Materials
1.

Copies of the text book are available at the Lee Wee Nam
Library for borrowing.

Lecture slides (print out)

- Available at the printing shop of Lee Wee Nam Library
- Look for the course code / course title:

Mechanics of Engineering
Materials, 2/e

MA3002 Solid Mechanics and Vibration

Part 1 Solid Mechanics

Author: PP Benham, RJ Crawford, CG

Armstrong

Part 2 Vibration
2.

Lecture slides (pdf files)

- Posted at the MA3002 course-site in NTULearn.

3.

Text Book (Part 1 Solid Mechanics)

Publisher : Pearson
ISBN

: 9780582251649

P.P. Benham, R.J. Crawford & C.G. Armstrong, "Mechanics

of Engineering Materials, 2nd edition, Pearson.
(Only Chapters 9, 19 and 20 are needed for this course.)