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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING

ENGINEERING

COURSE OUTLINE

MMAN 2400

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS 1
SESSION 1, 2009

CONTENTS
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Course at a glance 2
Course staff 3
Course Information 3
Assessment 4
Academic honesty and plagiarism 5
Course schedule 6
Resources for students 7
Course evaluation and improvement 7
Administrative matters 7
Schedule of class activities 8

prepared by G Prusty, Feb 2009

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Your course at a glance

Mechanics of Solids 1(MMAN 2400)
Notes Section Assessed
activities
eLearning exercise 1
• Equilibrium of deformable bodies, Block 1 SF & BM
Launch 16th March 09
internal forces or stress resultants Revision of (Wk2)
• Normal and shear stress and strain Due 30th March 09
• Mechanical properties of materials; Statics and more (Wk4)
Hooke’s law, St Venant principle,
Poisson ratio, strain energy *Block test 1
on 27th March 2009
• Stresses and deformations of (Friday, 1-2 p.m.)
axially loaded members

• Stresses and deformations in Laboratory

torsion of circular shafts; helical Block 2 experiments (Tensile,
Torsion) start on
springs Friday, 27th Mar 2009
• Bending of beams – Shear force Basics of Stress th
End on 9 April 2009.
and bending Moment diagrams
and Strain
• Flexural and Shear stresses in a *Block test 2
th
on 24 April 2009
straight beam (Friday, 1-2 p.m.)
• Slope and displacement of beams
by various methods

• Stresses and deformations of thin- Laboratory

walled cylindrical pressure vessels Block 3 experiments (Fatigue,
Beam Stress ) start
• Combined stresses; variation of 2 D & 3D on 27th April 2009
th
stress at a point in two and three Finish on 8 May
dimensions
Stresses, Strains 2009.
• Strain transformations in two and applications
eLearning exercise 2
dimension; strain gauges, Mohr’s Circle
generalized Hooke’s law Launch 6th May 09
(Wk8)
Due 20th May 09
(Wk10)

*Block test 3
on 15th May 2009
(Friday, 1-2 p.m.)

• Strain energy in a linearly elastic Lab assignment

body, Displacements by energy Block 4 submission due by
3.00 p.m Friday (22nd
methods Energy Methods, May 2009)
• Theories of failure- Criteria under
static loading
Yield Criteria, *Block test 4
• Theories of failure- Criteria under Repetitive on 5th June 2009
(Friday, 1-2 p.m.)
repetitive loading; Loading
• Stress concentrations
FINAL EXAM
* Venue for the block tests will be notified through WebCT_Vista
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COURSE STAFF
Course convenor
Dr. Gangadhara Prusty
Room ME116 Tel (02) 9385 5939
Email g.prusty@unsw.edu.au

COURSE INFORMATION
Details
2nd year undergraduate course
6 Units of credit (nominal total student time: 11 hours per week, including 6
hours per week class contact time)

Course Objectives
The first objective of this course is to study the relationships between the external
loads applied to deformable body and the intensity of internal forces or stresses
acting within the body. It also involves the study of deformations or strains caused
by external loads.

Based on linear elastic material behaviour you will be given sufficient

understanding of the relationships between stress and strain in two and three
dimensions.

The yield criteria for static loading and fatigue and fracture under repetitive loading
will be covered to enable you to design structures, machines and components.

How this course is related to other courses and relevant program(s)

This course builds on the statics component of MMAN1300 Engineering
Mechanics 1, and some of the concepts from that course are amplified here.

This course, together with its successor, MMAN3400 Mechanics of Solids 2,

provide the foundations for subsequent structural design courses MECH3110
Mechanical Design 1, MECH4100 Mechanical Design 2, AERO4410 Advanced
Aerospace Structures and Vibrations and NAVL4410 Ship Structures 2.

Expected student learning outcomes

Learning outcome UNSW graduate
Attributes1
Recognise the fundamentals of Solid Mechanics. 2,3,4
Demonstrate the fundamentals of stresses and strains 2,3,4
Identify and express the principles of Solid Mechanics in obtaining 2,3,4
the solutions for applications in real life engineering problems.
Demonstrate and apply the fundamentals of Solid Mechanics in 1,2,3,4,11
selecting suitable materials in engineering applications.
Create and Develop “engineers’ eyes” 2

Learning and teaching philosophy

You will learn best when you are doing something, so this course is designed to
keep you active, even in lectures. The classic learning activity in mechanics of
solids is the tutorial problem and you will have plenty of these, in various forms.

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UNSW expects 25-30 hours of student time per Unit of Credit spread across all the
learning opportunities listed above. For MMAN2400 (6UoC) this means roughly:

In class 6 hours per week

Self-study 5 hours per week
TOTAL 11 hours per week

Use this as a guide. You might need more self-study (or possibly less) depending
upon your previous studies and aptitudes and the grade you are aiming for.

Teaching strategies
Component Activities
Lectures • Find out what you must learn
• See methods that are not in the textbook
• Follow worked examples
• Hear announcements on course changes
Tutorials & • Be guided by course notes and tutors
Group work • Ask questions
• Do problems, as set out in the course notes
• Study an aspect of mechanics of solids
• Work with colleagues
Private study • Review lecture material and textbook
(including WebCT) • Do set problems and assignments
• Discuss with friends
• eLearning exercise
• Join WebCT discussions of problems
• Download materials from WebCT
• Keep up with notices and find out marks via WebCT
Assessments (block • Demonstrate your basic knowledge and skills
tests, eLearning • Learn from feedback
exercise, laboratories • Demonstrate higher understanding and problem solving
and exams)

ASSESSMENT
Reasons
We need to find out how well you have:
• grasped the fundamentals of stress and strains
• become proficient in developing an understanding for engineering
applications
• become proficient in calculation layout and development
• developed correct, professional technique
• become proficient in using solid mechanics fundamentals to solve practical
problems
• come to see the world through “engineers’ eyes”
• prepared yourself for higher structural engineering courses.

Scheme
Assessment is based on the blocks shown on p2 and p8. Basic knowledge is
assessed after each one. Marks are awarded as shown next page.
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Type of Assessment Basic Reason for assessment

marks
Block tests 1-4 4x8=32 Four tests to assess basic knowledge
Laboratory 4x4=16 checking the “doing” in “learning by
assignments doing”
eLearning exercise
• SF & BM 3 To further enhance your learning
• Mohr’s circle 4 abilities beyond normal contact hours
Exam (written 45 Final exam provide an opportunity to
questions covering the assess higher capabilities
whole course)
total 100
Assessment Criteria
Block Tests and Final examination:
• Use the basic concepts such as Free Body Diagrams (FBD) and Equations
of Equilibrium (EoE)
• Systematic approach to outline the steps for a problem and use the
necessary fundamental concepts covered in the lectures and tutorials
• Correctness of the solution with the aid of necessary diagrams/sketches
and the use of appropriate units.
Laboratory Reports:
• Interpretation of the experimental results for the required information
described in the hand out for each experiment
• Understanding the relationship between the theory covered during the
lectures to experimental results in the laboratory
• Presentation of report in accordance with the MECHENG guidelines
• Attendance and participation during the laboratory experiments.

eLearning exercise:
• Demonstrating the basic understanding of the concepts for each exercise
while working out the given examples
• Number of attempts taken to arrive at the correct solution.
• Correctness of the solution with the use of appropriate sign, magnitude &
units.

A pass in this course requires a mark of 50%.

Presentation requirements
All assessed materials should be neat and clear, and demonstrate
professionalism. Guidance can be found in the School’s publications Standard
Specification for the Presentation of Student Written Assignments (see School
General Office if you do not have a copy).

Completing assessed work

Inability to attend the block tests on one of these times for reasons such as work
commitments, holidays etc cannot, unfortunately, be accommodated with a class
of this size. Of course arrangements will be made for emergencies such as
illness. Arrangements for each type of assessment are tabulated below.
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Type of Assessment
Block tests 1-4 repeat test only for illness and other emergencies
eLearning exercise Online submission
Laboratory Reports submission
final examination standard UNSW arrangements
ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM
A standard UNSW statement follows.
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one’s own.*
Examples include:
• direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material,
ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document (whether
published or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer
program or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another person’s
assignment without appropriate acknowledgement;
• paraphrasing another person’s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning,
form and/or progression of ideas of the original;
• piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole;
• presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in
whole or part in collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor;
and
• claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is
greater than that actually contributed.†
For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been
submitted for academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism.
Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered
to be plagiarism.
Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live
presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material.
The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the
academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism.
The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on
plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via:
www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism
The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops,
and tutorials to aid students, for example, in:
correct referencing practices;
• paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management;
• appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images,
formulae and concepts.
Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre.
Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study
and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students should
allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in
preparing all assessment items.
* Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with
kind permission from the University of Newcastle
† Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne.
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COURSE SCHEDULE

Basic structure
Three hours lectures, one hour problem solving class and two hours of tutorial per
week; five hours of self study.

Detailed listing
See p8 for a week-by-week listing of class activities.

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

Available through the UNSW bookshop:

Mechanics of Materials (7th Edition in SI units) + Mechanics of Solids 1
Student Package (2nd Edition): Hibbeler & Prusty, PRENTICE-HALL (ISBN:
931-499-407-6844)

WebCT VISTA site for MMAN 2400 Mechanics of Solids 1. Access via:
(http://vista.elearning.unsw.edu.au/webct/entryPageIns.dowebct)
School study guide
(2006) The Guide to studying in the School of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering. UNSW. School’s website www.mech.unsw.edu.au
Library (eg http://info.library.unsw.edu.au/web/services/services.html)

COURSE EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT

The UNSW CATEI process will be used to survey your responses to this course.
In this way we can identify the goods bits to keep for next time and the bits that
need improving.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Information about each of the following matters may be found in the School
document Administrative Matters For All Courses which is available at is available
on the School website under the current students/undergraduate button, or directly
at http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/content/userDocs/Admin_Matters.pdf. It is
important that you are familiar with the information the document contains.
• Expectations of students (including attendance at lectures and
tutorials/laboratory classes/seminars; and computer use, for example, in the
use of email and online discussion forums)
• Procedures for submitting assignments and the School’s policy on late
submission
• Information on Occupational Health and Safety policies and expectations:
http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/ohswc/ohs/ohs_home.html
• Students who have a disability which requires some adjustment in their
teaching or learning environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs
with the course convenor prior to, or at the commencement of, their course, or
with the Equity Officer (Disability) in the Student Equity and Disability Unit
(SEADU) by phone on 9385 4734, email seadu@unsw.edu.au or via the
website www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/content/default.cfm?ss=0. The office
is located on the Ground Floor of the Goodsell building (F20).
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Planned Schedule (subject to updating)

The schedule below is broken into blocks (see p2) so you can grasp the content of
solid mechanics in manageable chunks. The general format for each block is:
• Three weeks of concentrated lectures and problem solving classes,
• tutorials
• laboratories
• test of basic material (Block Tests & eLearning exercises)

In the UNSW examination week, the MMAN2400 exam will include more questions
covering the whole course.

Week 3hrs Lecture + 1 hr problem 2 hrs Section of Text book

solving Tutorial Student by R. C.
Package Hibbeler
1 Equilibrium of deformable bodies, General Chapter 1 Sections 1.2,
internal forces or stress resultants 1.3, 1.5, 3.2,
3.5, 3.6 &4.1
2 Normal and shear stress and strain General Chapter 1 Section 2.2
3 Mechanical properties of materials; General Chapter 2 Sections 1.5,
Hooke’s law, St Venant principle, 1.6, 4.2, 4.4
Poisson ratio, strain energy. & 4.6
Stresses and deformations of axially
loaded members
BLOCK TEST 1
4 Stresses and deformations in torsion General Chapter 3 Sections 5.1,
of circular shafts; helical springs 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
& 5.5
5 Bending of beams – Shear force General Chapters 4 Sections 6.1,
and bending Moment diagrams, &5 6.2, 6.3 &
Flexural and Shear Stresses in a 6.4
straight beam
6 Slope and displacement of beams by General Chapter 6 Sections
various methods 12.1, 12.2 &
BLOCK TEST 2 12.3
7 Stresses and deformations of thin- General Chapter 7 Section 8.1
walled cylindrical pressure vessels
8 Combined stresses; variation of General Chapter 8 Sections 9.1,
stress at a point in two and three 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
dimensions & 9.7
9 Strain transformations in two and General Chapter 9 Sections
three dimensions, strain gauges, 10.1, 10.2,
generalized Hooke’s law 10.3, 10.4,
BLOCK TEST 3 10.5 & 10.6
10 Strain energy in a linearly elastic General Chapter 10 Sections
body, 14.1, 14.2,
Displacements by energy methods 14.3 & 14.8
11 Theories of Failure-Criteria under General Chapter 11 Section 10.7
static loading
12 Theories of failure-Criteria under General Chapter 12 *Topic is not
repetitive loading; stress available in
concentrations Hibbeler
BLOCK TEST 4
Exam More questions!!!!
G Prusty Feb 2009