ME 218 - Strength of Materials I (3)

Plane stress and strain. Principal stresses and strains, Mohr’s Circle. Properties of materials, stress strain diagrams. Generalized Hooke’s Law for isotopic materials. Design loads, working stresses, and factor of safety. Statically indeterminate axially-loaded members. Torsional shearing stresses and displacements. Combined axial and torsional loads. Flexural and transverse shear stresses. Shear and moment diagrams. Beams of two materials.

Prerequisite(s): CE, IE, ME, or MFE major or MTE minor, and C– or better in ME 214.
Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
Grading: The course will be graded based on homework assignments, midterm and final exams.
When Offered: FALL, WINTER and SPRING each year.