Faculty Coordinator:
1. Prof. M. S. Sivakumar
Department of Applied Mechanics
Indian Institute of Technology
Madras Chennai – 600036
Email : mssiva@iitm.ac.in
Telephone:
Off : 44 2257 4061
Detailed Syllabus:
Chapters:
3. Strain
a. Definition of strain – shear and normal strains
b. Strain at a point – matrix of strain / strain tensor
c. Symmetry of strain tensor
d. Different states of strain – uniaxial, plane strain, etc.
e. Transformation of plane strain; extension to 3-D.
f. Principal strains
g. Mohr’s circle for plane strain
4. Mechanical properties
a. Generalized Hooke’s law
b. Lame’s constant, elastic modulus, bulk modulus
c. Relationship between different elastic constants
5. Bending
a. Relation between transverse loads, shear and bending moments
b. Shear and bending moment diagrams
c. Pure bending – beams with symmetric cross-sections
d. Beams with composite cross-section
e. Shear stresses in beams
f. Deflections in beams
6. Torsion
a. Torsional moment diagrams
b. Torsion formula for circular cross-sections
c. Maximum normal and shear stresses
d. Angle of twist
8. Energy methods
a. Stored energy in elastic members – axial, torsional, bending, etc.
b. Castigliano’s theorem
c. Application of Castigliano’s theorem to different classes of problems
d. Virtual work principles – the basis
e. Application of virtual work principles to classes of problems
f. A peep into Finite element Method
9. Elastic stability
a. Notion of stability of equilibrium
b. Euler buckling
c. Members with eccentric loading
d. Initially imperfect columns
e. Beam-columns