| Semester 1, 2023 Springfield On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: CIV1501 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GEPR
Overview
Every structure or machine has to perform its intended function within a predetermined and acceptable probability of failure. Stress analysis addresses the strength and rigidity of structures and machines while under load. It predicts how force is carried through a structure or machine and how the materials at any point in any individual member resist the force. As such, stress analysis is essential to the design function and the analysis function. Every engineer who has to make a judgement on the strength and stability of any structure, machine or mechanism, no matter how simple or how complex, must understand the fundamental principles of stress analysis.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- review and apply the principles of static equilibrium to the analysis of structures such as pressure vessels, beams, and torsion members;
- evaluate stress and strain within various structures by applying the appropriate engineering theories;
- formulate solutions to problems requiring the application of suitable engineering theories for stress and strain;
- locate and calculate the highest equivalent stress on any section of a beam or shaft undergoing simple or combined loading, and determine if yield failure will occur.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Normal stress and strain | 5.00 |
| 2. | Pressure vessels | 5.00 |
| 3. | Shear stress and strain | 5.00 |
| 4. | Torsion members | 10.00 |
| 5. | Beam members | 20.00 |
| 6. | Shear stress in beams | 10.00 |
| 7. | Elastic plastic analysis | 5.00 |
| 8. | Buckling | 5.00 |
| 9. | Stress analysis | 15.00 |
| 10. | Strain analysis | 10.00 |
| 11. | Theories of elastic failure | 5.00 |
| 12. | Combined loading | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
(in SI units.)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report 1 | No | 15 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Report 2 | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Report 3 | No | 35 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4 |