The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Im 2005 - 2006 - Engineering and design
Level/category
Professional studies
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
3 cr
Competency aims
To give students the understanding and skills to design and analyze engineering components and structures.
Learning outcomes
-To calculate engineering stresses due to normal loads, shear loads, bending and torsion in engineering components.
-Define the size and material for given engineering components under the application of loads.
-To calculate the maximum allowable loads for given engineering components.
Course contents
-concept of stress
-axial loading
-torsion
-pure bending
-design of beams
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Statics
Previous course names
none
Additional information
none
Recommended or required reading
"Mechanics of Materials"
Beer, Johnston,DeWolf
ISBN 0-07-365935-5
Study activities
- Lectures - 25 hours
- Exercise based learning - 15 hours
- Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 10 hours
- Project work and productions - 10 hours
- Individual studies - 20 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 80 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 30 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 50 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Reports and productions
Teacher
Vihtonen Mathew
Examiner
Vihtonen Mathew
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
The timetable of the course
period 1
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions