COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TGT 3011 STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

Investigation of the equilibrium state of the rigid bodies under static loading. Introduction to the mechanics of deformable bodies with how forces are distributed inside bodies, and with the deformations caused by these internal force distributions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe the force and equilibrium concepts and express the forces in vector form
2   Able to solve the status of two-dimensional and three-dimensional effect of forces on an object
3   Able to define the concepts of support and the rod system and to calculate the support reaction of two dimensional beam elements
4   Able to define normal stress, bending stress, shear stress, torsional stress concepts
5   Able to express compression and tension stresses concepts
6   Able to describe the elasticity modulus, shear modulus, stain and rigidity concepts
7   Able to describe the internal forces due to external loading
8   Able to define the concept of factor of safety and dimensioning the beam elements under static loading
9   Able to describe the concept of combined stress

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Structural Mechanics and Analitical Investigation of the Vectors
2 Problems on Analitical Investigation of the Vectors and Problems on Force and Equilibrium, and Center of Gravity
3 Problems on Moment and Inertia
4 Support Reaction of Simply Supported Beams
5 The methods of the Calculation of the Support Reactions of Simply Supported Beams
6 Problems and Solutions of Support Reactions
7 Introduction to Structural Mechanics
8 Calculation of the Internal Force Distribution of the Simply Supported Beams + middle exam
9 Normal Stress State and Calculation of Compression and Tension Stress
10 Hooke Law, Stress-Strain Relationship
11 Dimensional Design under Axial Static Loading
12 Bending Stress Distribution under Moment Loading
13 Stress Calculation and Dimensioning under Moment Loading
14 Shear Stress Distribution and Combined Stress State under Axial and Moment Loading

Recomended or Required Reading

Karataş, H., Işler, Ö., 2003, Statics Problems in Engineering Mechanics, Çağlayan Publishing, Istanbul (in Turkish)
Statics Course Script: Dr. Cihan Taylan Akdağ (in Turkish)
Özbek, T., Structural Mechanics, Istanbul Technical University, Birsen Publishing,Istanbul (in Turkish)
Statics-II Course Script: Dr. Cihan Taylan Akdağ(in Turkish)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course involves theoretical lecture and problem solutions related to the subject. The lecture continues in the form of mutual discussion between the lecturer and the students after introduction and basic description of the subject.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %50
Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Monday 10:20-11:05

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511
LO.611
LO.711
LO.811
LO.911

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