151-0502-00L  Mechanics of Materials

SemesterSpring Semester 2016
LecturersC. Daraio
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentPrerequisite: Kinematics and Statics (151-0501-00L).

This course is only for students of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Human Movement Sciences.

Students in Human Movement Sciences and Sport must enrol in "Kinematics and Statics" and "Mechanics of Materials" as a yearly course.


AbstractStress tensor, strain tensor, linear elastic stress strain relation, tension, bending and torsion of beams, numerical methods, elastic strain energy, work energy methods, buckling of beams, introduction to plasticity, time dependent material behavior and fracture mechanics.
ObjectiveFor the mechanical design of systems, knowledge about basic concepts of continuum mechanics are indispensable. These include mechanical stress, deformations, etc. which are demonstrated on simple examples resulting in an understanding which is both mathematically correct and intuitive. In this course students learn the basic concepts of the mechanics of deformable media that they will later apply in other courses that are closer to real engineering applications.
ContentStress tensor, strain tensor, Mohr’s circle and related eigenvalue problems, linear elastic stress strain relation, tension, bending and torsion of beams, moments of inertia, numerical methods, finite elements, elastic strain energy, work energy methods, Castigliano’s theorem, statically indeterminate structures, buckling of beams, introduction to plasticity, time dependent material behavior and fracture mechanics.
Literature1) English text: Mechanics of Materials, Author: Russell C. Hibbeler, Pearson - See more at: Link

2) German text: Technische Mechanik 2 Festigkeitslehre, Author: Russell C. Hibbeler, Pearson
Prerequisites / NoticeWritten Sessionsprüfung (online exam), 90 minutes.

Students are allowed to bring a self-written formulary on a single page A4 format (both sides can be written on) and a non-programmable calculator. Other electronic devices are not allowed.