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MECT 4323: APPLICATIONS IN STRESS ANALYSIS

College of Technology Building T-2, Room 356
Tuesday 7 TO 10 PM
3 credit hours

Dr. Paul Jacob
Office Hours: Part time staff member
Phone: 713 398 9595
Email: pjacob@uh.edu

PREREQUISITES: To enroll in this course, students should have taken MECT 3355 and MATH
1432 or equivalents.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this course is to develop students skills in stress analysis techniques and be able
to apply the fundamental stress analysis tools of engineers beam theory, thick and thin cylinder
theory as well as energy methods and elementary plasticity

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Boresi, A.P. and Schmidt R.J (2003). Advanced Mechanics of Materials. Sixth Edition John Wiley
and Sons.

COURSE OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
theory to calculate load paths, deformation and internal structural load distribution.

     Indentify basic structure types and applicable theory
     Calculate structural load paths on the basis of mechanical properties
     Determine structural load distribution, internal stress distribution and structural
      deformation.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of two course works throughout the semester and a final
exam.
       1. Course work 1 – Load distribution in frame structure - 10%
       2. Coursework 2 – three selected problems from the syllabus – 10%

Students are expected to attend every class. There will be no make up exams unless a
demonstrable emergency occurs. All exams will be performance based using a rubric that will be
presented to students the week before the test.

TAC-ABET CRITERION 3 PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

This course covers program outcomes a, b, d, g, h, i, k and m.




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TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Readings are to be completed prior to class where listed.


 CLASS                            TOPIC                                      ASSIGNMENT
           General                                                 Review of notes supported by text
   1       Space frames                                            chapters 1 and 2
           Stress and strain                                       Work examples in notes
           Beam theory recap                                       Review of notes + text Chapter 7
           (shear force, bending moment diagrams, cross            and selected sections from
   2       section stress distribution)                            Chapters 4 and 9
           Elementary plasticity theory for beams.                 Work examples in notes
           Curved Beam Theory
           Beams – asymmetric bending                              Review of notes + text Chapter 7
   3
                                                                   Work examples in notes
           Beams Shear stress distribution and the concept         Review of notes + text Chapter 7
           of shear center                                         Work examples in notes
   4
                                                                   First Course work
           Beams – Slope and deflection. Mohr’s method,            Review notes
   5
           multi span beams                                        Work examples in notes
   6       Recap of Beam theory Lectures 2 to 5 - tutorial
           Torsion, elastic and plastic theory for solid shafts,   Review notes + text Chapter 6
   7       Torsion of thin wall multi cell and open cell           Work examples in notes
           sections
           Torsion, elastic and plastic theory for solid shafts,   Review notes + text Chapter 6
   8       Torsion of thin wall multi cell and open cell           Work examples in notes
           sections
   9       Worked examples and tutorial                            Second Course work
           Thick and thin cylinder theory                          Review of notes + text Chapter 11
   10
           Rotating cylinders                                      Worked examples in notes
           Thick and thin cylinder theory                          Review of notes + text Chapter 11
   11      Rotating cylinders                                      Worked examples in notes

           Energy Methods, Castigliano’s Theorem, Unit Load Review of Notes + text Chapter 5
   12      Method                                           Worked examples in notes

   13      Worked examples and tutorials
   14      Worked examples and tutorials
   15      Final Exam




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ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY

Students are expected to abide by the university’s academic honesty policy in all matters
concerning this course. (http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html). In particular,
plagiarism, “Representing as one’s own work the work of another without acknowledging the
source,” whether intentional or unintentional, will not be tolerated.

STUDENT ACCOMODATIONS UNDER
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

When possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide
reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them. Please call
the Center for Students with Disabilities at ext 3-5400 for more assistance.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UH STUDENT POLICIES

As a student of the University of Houston, the following information will be critical to you in
insuring that your academic pursuits meet with success and that you encounter the fewest
financial and academic difficulties possible. Please take a few moments to review the
information located at:

http://www.uh.edu/provost/stu/stu_syllabsuppl.html

Sections at the Website include: UH Academic Calendar, Students with Disabilities, Religious
Holy Days: FAQs

DISCLAIMER

While every effort is made to ensure that all information and dates are accurate at the time of
printing this syllabus, I reserve the right to make any changes to this course. Modifications
include, but are not limited to, adding quizzes, changing assignments and/or due dates, or
providing opportunities for extra credit. Verbal notification at any regularly scheduled class
meeting, or through any of the established means of communication such as email, WebCT, or
update of online syllabus will constitute sufficient notice. Students are responsible for keeping
up to date of any changes. The current record syllabus will be maintained on WebCT.

CLASS ETIQUETTE

All students are expected to respect each others workspace and property.

HOLD HARMLESS POLICY
The University of Houston administration and faculty agree that students will be held harmless
for absences due to University sanctioned activities in so far as possible. All parties recognize
that not all classes are amenable to alternative assignments and in some cases it is impossible to
reschedule critical learning experiences. Though faculty has the final decision regarding the
appropriateness of alternative assignments or experiences, in all cases they will make a good
faith effort to accommodate.


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Students should work with their advisors and potential faculty members to design student
course schedules that minimize absences in those courses with learning experiences that
present special challenges for replication at an alternative time.
Wherever possible, all student work should be completed before the end of the course block. If
it is not possible for a faculty member to replicate a learning experience that produces similar
critical learning outcomes to the missed experiences in a particular course within the same
block, incompletes may need to be issued to the student until such time as suitable learning
experiences, if possible, can occur. Final decisions regarding the appropriateness of assigning
incomplete grades are made exclusively by the faculty.

This policy is effective so long as:

1. The student provides both verbal and written communication to the faculty member or
employer on Day 1 of any given block.

2. The student is engaged in a university-sanctioned event necessitating the student’s absence.
Examples of such events include (but are not limited to) athletic activities, career fairs, and field
experiences. The faculty member or employer must be able to verify this activity if so desired.
The student is not excused from academic work required for a course, but in these instances will
be allowed to work with a faculty member or employer to alter deadlines, or complete alternate
assignments, or make up work as assigned by the faculty member or employer in so far as
possible.
Students will not be penalized for engaging in such activity and the faculty member or employer
shall attempt to accommodate the student as long as the student provides for 1 and 2 above.




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