MECHANICS OF
DEFORMABLE BODIES
Engr. Brenz Eduard C. Ilagan
Course Description
Axial stress and strain; stresses for torsion and
bending; combined stresses; beam deflections;
indeterminate beams; and elastic instability.
Course Description
Number of Units for Lecture and Laboratory 4 units lecture
4 hours lecture
Number of Contact Hours per Week
Prerequisite Statics of Rigid Bodies
Course Outcome
After completing this course, the student must be able to;
1. Explain the concepts of stress and strain;
2. Compute stresses due to bending, shears, and torsion under plain and
combined loading;
3. Analyze statically determinate and indeterminate structures; and
4. Determine the elastic stability of columns.
1. Pytel Andrew & Singer, Ferdinand L., Strength of Materials
Reference Books 2. Hibbeler, Russel C. , Mechanics of Materials 5 th Ed. Prentice Hall, Inc 2002
3. Higdon, Archie et. Al Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, 4 th Ed.
Course Outline
Topics: Additional Topics:
• Simple Stress • Beam Deflections
• Simple Strain • Retrained Beams
• Torsion • Continous Beams
• Shear and Moment in Beams
• Stresses in Beams
Quizzes - 20%
Preliminary / Semi-finals Exam - 20%
Grading System Midterm / Final Exam - 40%
Others - 20%
Others:
Plates/ Assignment – 10%, Attendance – 5%, Seatwork / Class Participation – 5%
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Mechanics of
Deformable Bodies