Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Optional

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to develop the student's abilities in the design and analysis of engineering components. In particular stress, transverse shear, stress transformations, deflection and buckling will be covered. This includes a deeper understanding of the field of Mechanics of Materials.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

Design beam and shafts under combined loading conditions

Perform stress transformation calculations

Apply theories of failure to the loading of different materials

Calculate the deflection of beams

Analyze the buckling of columns

Course contents

Tranverse Shear
Combined Loading
Stress Transformations
Strain Transformations
Design of beams and shafts
Deflection of beams and shafts
Buckling of Columns

Prerequisites and co-requisites

A prerequisite of Arcada's Strength of Materials course is required or similar course in "Mechanics of Materials from another institute". The student should obtain the course textbook before starting the course. It is assumed the student is familiar with stress, axial loading, torsion and bending before starting the course.

Previous course names

none

Additional information

This course is an extension study course for students starting in 2016. It is a compulsory course for students starting in 2017 or later.

There will be an optional tutorial class held on most weeks to give students the opportunity to obtain one on one assistance.

Students are required to follow Good Scientific Practices in Studies:
https://start.arcada.fi/sites/default/files/dokument/examensarbete/good…

Recommended or required reading

It is required to obtain Mechanics of Materials, Hibbeler, 10th edition. The student is required to read one chapter of this text every week. The chapters covered are 7- 13. The exam is based on chapters 7-12. The exam does not include advanced sections of the text indicated by an asterisk (*).

http://www.suomalainen.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/fi/skk/mechanics-o… External link

https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/mechanics-of-materials-in-si-units-97… External link

Study activities

  • Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
  • Practical exercises - 40 hours
  • Individual studies - 75 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

The total mark is comprised of the total of 3 assignments and one exam. There is no minimum mark requirement in any individual assessment task. All assignment dates are given in itslearning. A total mark of 50 is required. There is no compulsory attendance.
Assignment 1 (10%)
Assignment 2 (20%)
Assignment 3 (20%)
Exam (50%) - The student is allowed to bring any version of Mechanics of Materials by Hibbeler to the exam (no loose notes).

Grading Scale (Total mark):
50-59 Grade 1
60-69 Grade 2
70-79 Grade 3
80-89 Grade 4
90-100 Grade 5

Teacher

Vihtonen Mathew

Examiner

Vihtonen Mathew

Group size

No limit (18 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

Until date 2018-11-11

The timetable of the course

Week 43 Chapter 7 - Introduction to course, Transverse Shear
Week 44 Chapter 7 - Transverse Shear, Optional Tutorial class
Week 45 Chapter 8 - Combined Loading, Optional Tutorial class. Assignment 1 due.
Week 46 Chapter 9 and 10 - Stress and Strain Transformation, Optional Tutorial Class.
Week 47 Chapter 11 - Design of Beams and Shafts, Optional Tutorial Class, Assignment 2 due.
Week 48 Chapter 12 - Deflection of Beams and Shafts, Optional Tutorial Class
Week 49 Chapter 13 - Buckling of Columns, No formal class. Assignment 3 due.
Week 50 - Exam (Chapters 7-12) and course survey

Course enrolment period

2018-08-29 to 2018-11-15

Assessment methods

  • 2018-12-13 - Exams
  • 2018-11-11 - Reports and productions
Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2018-10-25 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-01 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-08 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-15 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-22 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-29 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Vihtonen Mathew
2018-12-13 14:15 - 16:00 D4109 Materials Design Exam Vihtonen Mathew
2019-01-23 14:00 - 17:00 PLANMECA COMPANY VISIT (9 students attending) The student should make their own way there. Please enrol outside of the lecturer's office. There is room for only the first 13 students signed up outside of D3. Vihtonen Mathew
2019-03-14 09:30 - 10:00 E383 Thesis Presentation - "3D Printed Prostheses and Organs", Candela Torres Romero You are kindly welcome to attend. Andersson Mirja
Herrman Rene
Makkonen-Craig Stewart
Vihtonen Mathew
2019-03-20 09:15 - 12:00 D4107-08 Mechanics and Materials Design Re-Exam . Vihtonen Mathew
2019-05-03 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Strength of Materials and Materials Design Re-Exam 2 . Vihtonen Mathew

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