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City University of Hong Kong Information on a Course offered by Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering with effect from Semester A in 2014/2015
Part I Course Title: Course Code: Course Duration:
Credit Units: Level: Medium of Instruction: Prerequisites: Precursor:
Equivalent Courses: Exclusive Courses:
Mechanics of Structural & Materials CA3632 1 Semester (Some courses offered in Summer Term may start a few weeks earlier than the normal University schedule. Please check the teaching schedules with CLs before registering for the courses.) 3 B3 English Nil CA2673 Engineering Mechanics and CA2674 Construction Materials. Students must have attempted (including class attendance, coursework submission, and examination) the precursor course(s) so identified. BC3632/BC3632P Mechanics of Structural & Materials Nil
Part II 1. Course Aims: The course provides fundamental knowledge of structural mechanics and materials as the foundation for students to take more advanced course in structural mechanics and analysis.
2. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Weighting (if applicable)
No.
CILOs
1.
discover fundamental principles of mechanics of structures including statically determinate and simple indeterminate structures;
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2.
apply Mohr's circle, stress and strain transformation, unsymmetrical bending theory, normal and shear stresses in solid and thin-walled sections;
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3.
discover and apply column buckling, torsion of circular rods and tubes, deflection of beams, frames and trusses; and
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4.
apply theories and principles to model basic engineering structural problems and further to obtain analytical or approximate solutions.
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3. Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs): 4 hours per week Semester Hours: Lecture/Tutorial/Laboratory Mix: Lecture (Mix); Tutorial (Mix); Laboratory (Mix) 4 hrs per week including lectures, tutorial and laboratory sessions Total Hours (if applicable)
CILO No. TLAs
CILO 1
Lectures and Tutorials: Fundamental principles of mechanics of structures including statically determinate and simple indeterminate structures
16
Lectures and Tutorials: Theory on Mohr’s circle, stress and strain transformation, unsymmetrical bending theory, normal and shear stresses in solid and thin-walled sections 12
Lectures and Tutorials: Column buckling, torsion of circular rods and tubes, deflection of beams, frames and trusses
12
Lectures and Tutorials: Theories and principles to model basic engineering structural problems and further to obtain analytical or approximate solutions
12
CILO 2
CILO 3
CILO 4
4. Assessment Tasks/Activities: Coursework: 50% Examination: 50% (Examination duration = 3 hours)
To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%. CILO No. Type of assessment tasks/activities CILO 1
CILO 2
CILO 3
Weighting (if applicable)
Remarks
Test and/or Examination: Questions to assess the capability of students to apply fundamental principles of mechanics of structures including statically determinate and simple indeterminate structures Experiment and Assignment: Testing and application of principles of mechanics of structures and materials in practical engineering
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Nil
Test and/or Examination: Questions to assess the capability of students to analyze theory on Mohr’s circle, stress and strain transformation, unsymmetrical bending theory, normal and shear stresses in solid and thinwalled sections Experiment and Assignment: Testing and application of principles of mechanics of structures and materials in practical engineering
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Nil
Test and/or Examination: Questions to assess the capability of students to analyze column buckling, torsion of circular rods and tubes, deflection of beams, frames and trusses Experiment and Assignment: Testing and application of principles of mechanics of structures and materials in practical engineering
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Nil
CILO 4
Test and/or Examination: Questions to assess the capability of students to apply theories and principles to model basic engineering structural problems and further to obtain analytical or approximate solutions Experiment and Assignment: Testing and application of principles of mechanics of structures and materials in practical engineering
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Nil
5. Grading of Student Achievement: Grading Pattern: Standard Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations.
Part III Keyword Syllabus: Statics: moments and force resultants, equilibrium, compatibility. Mechanics of materials: stress-strain, generalized Hooke's law, Mohr's circle, transformation of stress and strain. Engineering applications: axial loaded members, torsion of circular rods and tubes, bending and shear stresses in beams, biaxial bending, unsymmetrical bending, combined stresses, shear centre. Deflection of beams, frames and trusses by the virtual work method.
Recommended Reading:
Texts: 1.
F.P. Beer, E.R. Johnston and J.T. DeWolf, Mechanics of Materials, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006, ISBN: 0072980907. 2. J.M. Gere, Mechanics of Materials, 5th ed., Nelson Thornes Ltd, UK, 2001, ISBN: 0-7487-6675-8. 3. R.C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1997, ISBN: 0-13-008181-7. Online Resources: 1. Nil