MG5029 – Strength of Materials 1
Module code
MG5029
Module title
Strength of Materials 1
Prescription
To develop an understanding of the essential elements of strengths of materials.
Programmes
- EN7000
- SC1001
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Evaluate complex states of stress and the effects of dynamic loadings on a mechanical system.
2. Design jointing systems.
3. Analyse beam failure modes and calculate deflections and shear stresses.
4. Calculate failure loads for concentrically loaded columns. - Content
- • Load factors, factors of safety, concepts of limit state design
• Two-dimensional stress analysis, stress equations and Mohr’s circle,
• Failure theories,
• Stress concentration,
• Fatigue, normal stress only, stress concentrations
• Strain measurement
• FEA
• Impact loading, linear and rotational
• Joining of materials, bolts, welds, glue, joint configurations
• Beam failure modes
• Shear stress distribution in beams,
• Beam deflection by superposition
• Columns, short, intermediate, long columns, centric loading, failure modes
