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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Code KUEU2138
Title Mechanics of Material

Pre-requisite KUEU1130 Statics
Student Learning Time (SLT) 120 hours

Credit 3

1. Solve problems involving a body under the action of axial loading and
torsion. (C3)
2. Solve problems involving stresses in beams, deflections of beams, buck-
Learning Outcomes
ling beams. (C3, P4)
3. Evaluate the stresses and deformation of biomedical devices due to
combined loadings. (C5)

Describe and solve problems involving: body under the action of simple
tension. Circular rod under the action of torque. Beams in equilibrium. Con-
Synopsis tainers under internal pressure. Stresses in beams. Stresses deflections of
beams. Buckling beams. Plane stresses. Plane strains. Body under com-
bined loadings

40% Continuous Assessments
Assessment
60% Final Examination

F.P. Beer, E.R. Johnston, J.T. Dewolf, D.F. Mazurek (2011), “Mechanics of
Material”, 6th Edition, McGrawHill.
R.C. Hibbeler (2014), "Mechanics of Materials", 9th Edition, Pearson
R.R. Craig (2011), "Mechanics of Materials", 3rd Edition, John WIley and
References
sons
C. Jenkins, S. Khanna (2005), "Mechanics of Materials", Academic Press
S.P. Timoshenko, J.M. Gere (2006), "Mechanics of Materials", C BS Pub-
lishers

Soft skills CS3, LL2.

UM-PT01-PK03-BR003(BI)-S04