Structural Mechanics: CE 203  

Course Syllabus 

 

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 

CE 203: STRUCTURAL MECHANICS I

(3-0-3)

 

Text:  Mechanics of Materials (4th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler (1999) 

Instructor:  Dr. Abdulrahman Khathlan                                                          

Office      :  16-138                                                e-mail: khathlan@kfupm.edu.sa

Tel.         :  2683

 

COURSE OUTLINE & SCHEDULE

Spring Semester 2001-2002 (Term 012)

 

Lect.

Date

Subject

Section

1

Jan. 26, 2002

Introduction, Equilibrium

1.1, 1.2

2

       28

Stress; Normal Stress

1.3, 1.4

3

       30

Average Shear Stress

1.5

4

Feb. 2

BearingStress                                                   

Handouts

5

       4      

Factor of Safety; Bearing Stress

1.6, 1.7

6

       6

Def. of Strain, Stress-Strain Diagrams

2.1,2.2,3.1,3.2

7

       9

Hooke’s Law; Material Behavior;  Poisson’s Ratio

3.3, 3.4, 3.6,3.7

8

      11

Deformation of Axially Loaded Members

4.2, 4.3

9

      13

Statically Indet. Axially Loaded Members

4.4, 4.5

 

 

Eid Al-Adha Holiday

 

10

Mar.2

Thermal Stresses and Thermal Strain                      

4.6

11

       4

Thermal Stress (Continued)

4.6

12

       6

Stress Concentrations

4.7

13

       9

Stress Components Under General Loading

Handouts

14

      11

Generalized Hooke’s Law                               

10.6

15

      13     

Torsion of Circular Shafts

5.1, 5.2

16

      16

Torsion of Circular Shafts

5.2

17

      18

Transmission Shafts and Gears 

5.3

18

      20

Angle of Twist

5.4

19

      23

Statically Indeterminate Shafts

5.5

20

      25

Torsion of Solid Non-Circular Sections

5.6

21

      27

Twisting of Thin-Walled Closed Sections

5.7

22

      30

Twisting of Thin-Walled Closed Sections (Continued)

5.7

23

Apr. 1

Shear & Bending Moment Diagrams–Method of Summations    

6.1, 6.2

24

       3

Shear & Bending Moment Diagrams–Graphical Method

6.2

25

       6

Shear & Bending Moment Diagrams–Graphical Method

6.2

26

       8

Bending Stresses in Straight Beams                       

6.3

27

      10

The Flexure Formula

6.4

  

Lect.

Date

Subject

Section

28

Apr. 13

The Flexure Formula (Continued)

6.4

29

       15

Shear in Straight Beams, Shear Formula                

7.1, 7.2

30

       17

Shear Stress in Beams

7.3

31

       20

Shear Flow in Beams

7.4

32

       22

Applications of Shear Flow

7.4

33

       24

Stresses in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels              

8.1

34

       27

Compound Normal Stress

8.2

35

       29

Compound Normal Stress (Continued)

8.2

36

May 1

Compound Shear Stress          

8.2

37

       4

Compound Normal/Shear Stress

8.2

38

       6

Transformation of Plane Stress             

9.1, 9.2

39

       8

Principal Normal Stresses & Maximum Shear Stresses

9.3

40

      11

Mohr’s Circle

9.4

41

      13

Mohr’s Circle (Continued)                               

9.4

42

      15

Beam Deflection; Moment – Equation

12.1, 12.2

43

      18

Beam Deflections by Singularity Functions

12.3

44

      20

Singularity Functions Method (Continued)        

12.3

45

      22      

Statically Indeterminate Beams

12.6, 12.7

 

 

Major Exam Dates:

            Exam # 1 : Monday, March 18, 2002   ,            6:30 p.m.   , Bldg. 4-125

            Exam # 2 : Monday, April 29, 2002     ,            6:30 p.m.   , Bldg. 6-125  

 Grade Distribution:

             Quizzes                                                            :           5%

            Class Work, Homework & Attendance            :            15%

            First Exam                                                    :            25%

            Second Exam                                                    :            25%

            Final Exam                                                    :            30%

 

 

Note:       (1)     The University regulations regarding excessive absences will be strictly adhered to in this course.  See the Undergraduate Bulletin for details.

 

               (2)     All homeworks are to be submitted neatly with a cover page in due date.  Late submission will not be accepted.

 

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Weekly Homework Assignments

Spring  2001-2002 

 

 

Homework #              Problems from the text

       #1 :                 1-35, 41, 61, 67, 82, 82

       #2 :                 2-3, 3-1, 7, 26, 35, 37, 44

      #3 :                 4-4, 8, 15, 33, 38

      #4 :                 4-39, 46, 50, 72, 75, 88, 91

       #5 :                 10-43, 53, & 5-6, 12, 19

       #6 :                 5-40, 53, 61, 74, 78

       #7 :                 5-91, 98, 102, 106

       #8 :                 6-1, 7, 15, 25, 29, 36

       #9 :                 6-44, 47, 54, 73, 89

       #10 :               7-5, 15, 24, 37, 39, 50

       #11 :               8-3, 9, 23, 27, 29, 58, 60

      #12 :               9-10, 16, 24, 37

       #13 :               9-67, 71, 74, & 12-3, 16

       #14 :               12-36, 39, 42, 46