This course provides students with the ability to apply the principles of engineering mechanics to design efficient structures through determining elastic behaviour of members and components subjected to bending moment, shear force, axial force and torque, including elastic deflections of beams (statically determinate) and torsion of circular and thin-walled sections. 

2 lectures per week

4 tutorial sessions per semester

1 laboratory session per semester

None

None

90% Examination

10% Two online quizzes (5% each)

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This aims of this course are to:

■ use the principles of engineering mechanics to develop an understanding of the elastic behaviour of members and components subjected to bending moment, shear force, axial force or torque within the context of structural efficiency and minimising material weight to reduce environmental impact;

■ develop an understanding of elastic deflections of beams, bending of beams and how loads are resisted and transferred through a structure to its support system.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ construct shear force and bending moment diagrams;

■ calculate relevant structural properties of cross-sections;

■ determine elastic stresses in members and components caused by bending moment, shear force and axial force;

■ calculate elastic deflections of beams (statically determinate structures);

■ determine elastic stresses and angle of twist for circular shafts and thin-walled sections subject to torsion.