GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS/OM-204
Course Title: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. H. Serdar YÜCESU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yucesu
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  yucesu@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To provide the basic concepts and principles of strength of materials.
To give an ability to calculate stresses and deformations of objects under basic types of loading conditions.
To give an ability to apply the knowledge of strength of materials on engineering applications and design problems.






 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  General concepts
2. Week  Tensile stress, Hooke’s Law
3. Week  Safety Factors, Fatigue
4. Week  Tensile, compression, shear stress, strain
5. Week  Tensile, compression, shear stress, strain
6. Week  Torsion and angular displacement
7. Week  Area moments of Inertia
8. Week  Bending stress and Force-Moment diagrams
9. Week  Midterm Exam
10. Week  Bending stress and Force-Moment diagrams
11. Week  Amount of Bending
12. Week  Buckling
13. Week  Total Stresses
14. Week  Castigliano Theory
15. Week  Mohr Circle
16. Week  Energy methods
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Mechanical Engineering Design, J. E. Shigley, C. R. Mischke 2001 2. Mechanics of Materials, Timoshenko, Stephen P., 1998 3. Mechanics of Material, Hibbeler R.,Printice Hall, 2010
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Problem solving, homework
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
70
 Assignment
9
30
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
3
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
11
1
11
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
6
4
24
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Capability of obtaining adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects in the automotive field; applying theoretical and practical knowledge for modeling and solving engineering problems in this field.X
2Capability of formulation and solving engineering problems; for this purpose selecting and appliying the appropriate analysis and modeling methods.X
3Capability of evaluation of engine and vehicle design projects, designing any engine and vehicle parts, to bring prototype and series production stage.X
4Capability of design of complex systems for specific needs, component or process in whole or in part.X
5Capability of development of modern methods and tools necessary for engineering applications, selection and effective use and to use of information technologies effectively.X
6Capability of analysis of the engineering problems and for the solution designing and performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpretting the results.X
7Capability of work in team and individual and ability to work effectively with other disciplines.X
8Capability of effective communication both verbal and written in Turkish and at least one foreign language konwledgeX
9Capability of access to information in the framework of lifelong learning, to follow the developments in science and technology and self-improvement.X
10Resposibility of professional and ethical liability.X
11Awareness of leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development in business life.X
12Being competent in the engineering applications, legislations, legal consequences and in the field of occupational health and safety.X
13Capability of research and application in the subjects of noise, environment and emissions.X
14Capability of making education in the field.X