The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Industrial management 2005 (native finnish speaking students) - Engineering and design
- Industrial management 2005 (native swedish speaking students) - Engineering and design
- Industrial management 2005 (international students) - Engineering and design
- Industrial management 2006 (native finnish speaking students) - Engineering and design
- Industrial management 2006 (native swedish speaking students) - Engineering and design
- Industrial management 2006 (international students) - Engineering and design
- Plastics technology 2007 (swedish) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2008 (swedish) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2009 (swedish) - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2010 (swedish) - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2011 (swedish) - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2012 (swedish) - Material science
- Plastics technology 2013 (swedish) - Material science
- Plastics technology 2007 (international students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2007 (native finnish speaking students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2007 (native swedish speaking students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2008 (international students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2008 (native finnish speaking students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2008 (native swedish speaking students) - General engineering
- Plastics technology 2009 - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2010 - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2011 - Design and manufacturing
- Plastics technology 2012 - Material science
- Plastics technology 2013 - Material science
- Materials processing technology 2014 (swe) - Design
- Materials processing technology 2016 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2017 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2018 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2019 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2020 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2021 - Engineering design
- Materials processing technology 2022 - Engineering design
- Materials processing technology 2014 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2016 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2017 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2018 - Design
- Materials processing technology 2019 - Design
- Mechanical and sustainability engineering 2020 - Design
- Mechanical and sustainable engineering 2021 - Engineering design
- Mechanical and sustainable engineering 2022 - Engineering design
- Mechanical and sustainable engineering 2023 - Engineering design
- Materials technology and sustainability 2023 - Engineering design
The course takes place in period
3 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-17)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
Within this study unit we will focus on the following competencies:
Professional specific competence in Design.
SDG's in focus:
4 - Quality Education
Learning outcomes
Once you have completed the study unit you will have:
The understanding to design and analyse engineering components and structures under different loads (knowledge, skill)
The ability to use free body diagrams in the solution of engineering problems (knowledge, skill)
The ability to analyse and determine the displacement of members under axial loads (knowledge, skill)
The ability to analyse and determine the angle of twist and shear stress in shafts caused by torsion (knowledge, skill)
The ability to define the size of beams under bending (knowledge, skill)
The ability to design and analyse members under load using software (knowledge, skill)
Course contents
Introduction
Stress
Strain
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Axial Load
COMSOL FEA software
Torsion
Bending
Transverse Shear
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Mathematics minimum 10 ECTS completed. It is not recommended to take this course without first studying some Statics or Mechanics.
Students who have passed Strength of Materials in a previous year can not take this course.
Students who do not pass the previous year's exams/re-exams are required to enrol and retake the course completely.
Previous course names
Strength of Materials, Mechanics of Materials 1 (2022)
Additional information
The recommended course calculators which encourage the development of mathematics skills are non-programmable, non-graphing types:
Canon F-715SG, Casio FX-82EX, Casio FX-85EX, Casio FX-82AU
COMSOL software from lab.arcada.fi
All deadlines dates must be meet for assignments. There is no late submission of assignments.
Recommended or required reading
The course textbook is "Mechanics of Materials", Hibbeler, 10th Edition in SI units. The weekly lectures are directly based on the chapters from this book. Refer itslearning for more information.
https://nordics.pearson.com/search?q=hibbeler&options%5Bprefix%5D=last External link
https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/mechanics-of-materials-si-edition-978… External link
Other optional reference textbook:
"COMSOL 5 for Engineeers", Mehrzad Tabatabaian, Arcada Libguides.
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
- Individual studies - 55 hours
- Internet-based studies - 50 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
10% Individual Assignment 1 (compulsory)
10% COMSOL tutorial (optional)
80% Final Exam/ Re-Exam
The final exam will be based on chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6 from the course textbook.
Students who do not complete Assignment 1 by the deadline will be removed from the course. A pass mark in the final exam/re-exam of at least 40/80 and a total mark of at least 50/100 in total is required to pass the course. Previous years assignments are not valid for students retaking course.
GRADING.
50-59 Grade 1 Satisfactory
60-69 Grade 2 Satisfactory
70-79 Grade 3 Good
80-89 Grade 4 Good
90-100 Grade 5 Excellent
Re-exam 1 gives all students an opportunity to improve their grade whether they sat the normal final exam or not. Non attendance of a re-exam is counted as one opportunity. Re-exam 2 is only for students who did not pass the first normal exam.
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
Refer "Plans" tab in itslearning for weekly schedule.
Course enrolment period
2023-11-24 to 2023-12-22
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions