Information Package

Program of Mechanical Engineering (English 30%)

MAK222

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Course Code
MAK222
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 1
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learns stress, strain and loading types
  2. Learns to perform stress and deformation analysis in axial loading
  3. Learns to perform stress and deformation analysis in torsional loading
  4. Learns to perform stress and deformation analysis in transverse loading
  5. Learns to perform stress and deformation analysis in combined loading and use the Mohr circle method.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesYes(MAK211)
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionStress and strain. In axial loading and replacement. Don't twist, don't bend. In transverse load. They are tense in compound loading. Stress and strain-Mohr circle. Calculation in beams. static balancing. Design of beams and shafts. pressure vessels. Columns.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Concept of Stress
2nd Week Stress, Strain and Axial Loading
3rd Week Stress, Strain and Axial Loading
4th Week Torsion
5th Week Torsion
6th Week Simple Bending, Moment of Inertia, Centroids and Centers of Gravity
7th Week Simple Bending
8th Week Midterm Exam Week
9th Week Design and Analysis of Beams for Bending
10th Week Design and Analysis of Beams for Bending
11th Week Shear Stresses in Thin Walled Members and Beams
12th Week Stress and Strain Transformations, Combined Loading and Mohrs Circle
13th Week Stress and Strain Transformations, Combined Loading and Mohrs Circle
14th Week Deflection of Beams, Integration Method
15th Week General Review and Problem Solving for Exam Preparation
Recommended or Required ReadingMukavemet I-II, Mehmet Omurtag, Birsen Yayınevi, Introductiion to Mechanics of Solids, E.P. Popov, Prentice Hall, Çözümlü Mukavemet Problemleri, M. Savcı, A. Arpacı, Birsen Yayınevi, Other resources ?Materials? ve ?Fracture? related to Baskent University
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Problem Solving
  • Project
  • Report Preparation
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1
Quiz 3 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 2
Preparation for Quiz 14 1 14
Individual or group work 14 1.5 21
Preparation for Final exam 14 2 28
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 1 7
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 8 2 16
Quiz 8 0.4 3.2
Total Work Load147.2
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.9
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X X X X X
K2 X X X X X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11