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Al Maaref University

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

MEE322 – Mechanics of Materials I

Catalog Description An introduction to stress, strain and stress-strain relations. The

course covers the members subjected to axial load, torsion, bending
and transverse shear with their related stresses; bending and shear
diagrams of statically determinate system; thin walled pressure
vessels; and state of stress caused by combined loading.

Credits 3 hours

Pre-requisites MEE205 Statics

Textbook Mechanics of Materials – R.C. Hibbeler (10th Edition)

References/ Mechanics of Materials. Roy R. Craig, JR. Wiley, Second Edition

Supportive Material

Instructor Dr. Bassem El Zoghbi

Office: Faculty of Engineering, 3rd floor

E-mail: [email protected]

Office Hours MW 14:00-16:00

Course Objectives This course deals with the basic concepts and principle of strength of
materials in order to calculate stresses and deformation of objects
under external loadings. The objective of this course is to give an
ability to apply the knowledge of strength of materials on engineering
applications and design problems.

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Course Code: MEE322 Time: TTH 11:00 to 12:15
Course Name: Mechanics of Materials I Spring 2020 / Section: A
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Learning Objectives for the course (Competencies)

Determine the internal resultant loading in a body, calculate and understand the
LO1
concepts of stress and strain
Show how stress can be related to strain by using experimental methods to
LO2 determine the stress-strain diagram for a specific material and determine the
related mechanical properties
Determine the normal stress in axially loaded members and solve a statically
LO3
indeterminate axially loaded members.
Determine both the stress distribution within the member and the angle of twist
LO4 when the material behaves in a linear elastic manner of circular or tubular shafts
and discuss statically indeterminate analysis of shafts and tubes.
Establish the bending moment and shear force diagrams which provide a useful
LO5 means for determining the largest shear and moment in a member and specify
where these maximums occur.
Determine the flexural and shear stresses in beams and shafts caused by bending
LO6 and transverse shear for straight members of linear elastic behavior.
LO7 Analysis of thin-walled vessels.
Evaluate the state of stress in two and three-dimensional simple combined loading
LO8 problems.

Course program

Assignment/
Week Date Topic
Problems
Tuesday, February, 2020 Chapter 1: Stress
1.1 Introduction 1-11, 1-7,
1 1.2 Equilibrium of a Deformable 1-26, 1-28,
Thursday, February, 2020 Body 1-32
1.3 Stress
1.4 Average Normal Stress in
Tuesday, February, 2020 axially loaded bar 1-63, 1-67,
2 1.5 Average Shear Stress 1-84, 1-88,
1-96
Thursday, February, 2020 1.6 Allowable Stress Design

Chapter 2: Strain
Tuesday, February, 2020 2.1 Deformation 2-3, 2-7,
3 2.2 Strain 2-13, 2-31
Thursday, February, 2020 2.2 Strain
Chapter 3: Mechanical
3-25, 3-28,
4 Tuesday, March, 2020 Properties of Materials
3-31, R3-1
3.1 The Tension and
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Compression Test
3.2 The Stress-Strain Diagram
3.3 Stress-Strain Behavior of
Ductile and Brittle Materials
3.4 Strain Energy
3.5 Poisson's Ratio
Thursday, March, 2020
3.6 The Shear Stress-Strain
Diagram
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Exam 1
Chapter 4: Axial Load 4-4, 4-10,
5 4.1 Saint-Venant's Principle 4-15,4-19,
Thursday, March 12, 2020 4.2 Elastic Deformation of an 4-29
Axially Loaded Member

4.3 Principle of superposition

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 4.4 Statically Indeterminate
4-54, 4-57,
Axially Loaded Member
4-64, 4-74,
6 4.5 The Force Method of
4-85, 4-92,
Analysis for Axially Loaded
Thursday, March 19, 2020 4-93
Members
4.6 Thermal Stress
4.6 Thermal Stress
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
4.7 Stress Concentrations
Chapter 5: Torsion 5-8, 5-17,
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5.1 Torsional Deformation of a 5-29, 5-33
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Circular Shaft
5.2 The Torsion Formula
5.3 Power Transmission 5-64, 5-65,
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
5.4 Angle of Twist 5-73, 5-75,
8 5.5 Statically Indeterminate 5-84, 5-90,
Thursday, April 2, 2020 Torque Loaded members 5-92, 5-122,
5.8 Stress Concentration 5-125

9 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Exam 2

Chapter 6: Bending
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
6.1 Shear and Moment Diagrams
6-21, 6-32,
10 6-36, 6-38,
6.2 Graphical Method for
6-45
Thursday, April 16, 2020 Constructing Shear and Moment
Diagrams
6.3 Bending Deformation of a
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Straight member 6-77, 6-97,
11
6-101, 6-103
Thursday, April 23, 2020 6.4 The Flexure Formula

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Review Problems Chapter 6

12 Chapter 7: Transverse Shear
Thursday, April 30, 2020
7.1 Shear in Straight Members
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 7.2 The Shear Formula
7-16, 7-20,
13 7.3 Shear flow in built-up
Thursday, May 7, 2020 7-24, 7-26,
members
Chapter 8: Combined loadings
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 8-9, 8-48,
8.1 Thin walled pressure Vessels
14 8-49, 8-53,
8.2 State of stress caused by
Thursday, May 14, 2020 R8-3
combined loadings
8.2 State of stress caused by
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
15 combined loadings
Thursday, May 21, 2020 Review Problems

Course Assessment

Assessment Learning Date Percentage

Outcomes
Exam 1* LO1 – LO2 Tuesday, March 10, 2020 15%
Exam 2* LO3 – Tuesday, April 7, 2020 15%
LO4
Final Exam LO1 – LO8 TBA 35%
Assignments LO1 – LO8 See Homework Schedule 15%
& Quizzes
Research & LO1 – LO8 See Papers Schedule 10%
Papers
Attendance LO1 – Throughout 5%
LO8, and
overall
University
outcomes
Participation LO1 – Throughout 5%
LO8, and
overall
University
outcomes

Grading Policy
Attendance 05%
Class Participation 05%
2 or 3 Partial Exams 30%
Assignments & Quizzes 15%
Research & papers 10%
Final Exam 35%

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Course Name: Mechanics of Materials I Spring 2020 / Section: A
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A grade of zero will be assigned for any missed exam unless a valid excuse is submitted.

Equivalent Lettering Grades

Final Grade Letter Grade

90.0-100 A
85.0-89.99 B+
80.0-84.99 B
75.0-79.99 C+
70.0-74.99 C
65.0-69.99 D+
60.0-64.99 D
0.0-59.99 F
Missing Final exam due
to an approved reason
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Homework Format All homework should be submitted on the due date. Homework will
be graded and returned by the next week for the appropriate solution.
Late homework will be penalized 50% per class period. No
homework or projects will be accepted after the last day of classes.
Your homework should be written on clean A4 sheets (notebook
sheets are not accepted). The sheets should be stapled. Each
homework problem should be clearly written before presenting the
solution. Assignments which are not Neat and Unordered will be
rejected.

Academic Honesty Students are expected to complete all work with the highest standard
of integrity in line with MU’s Student Code of Conduct. Submitting
someone else’s work as your own is not tolerated. The assignments
are scaled to be small enough in size that they may be completed by
the individual student. The instructor realizes that homework is
frequently a collaborative task, and understands that some students
may require some help. Students who collaborate with others are
expected to write their homework by themselves on clean A4 sheets.
Students are not expected to collaborate on examinations. If the
instructor determines that academic dishonesty has occurred, the
student(s) involved will normally be given an immediate grade of “F”
and dropped from the course.
Class Policies Class participation is expected and will form a part of the final grade.
Students are expected to attend all class sessions and to be on time.
Roll will be called each class meeting. Classes missed for legitimate
reasons, such as illness or temporary duty assignments are excusable.
The student is expected to make up the missed work by making
arrangements with the instructor. The student is responsible for
providing the Student Affairs Office (SAO) with justification for an
excused absence either prior to or immediately after the absence.
Students who come late to class will not be allowed to attend the
session unless they get written permission from SAO.
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Attendance Policy Attendance at all classes in this course is expected; however,

circumstances may arise which make it impossible for you to attend.
In such case, you are expected to advise instructor in advance. Under
University regulations (see table below), “if you have 10 absences
and more, you will be subject to Academic Withdrawal (AW).”.

Absence Policy: 2 absences First warning

4 absences Second warning
6 absences Final warning
10 absences Subjected to an AW

Make-Up Examination Policy

A student who misses an exam must fill a petition and present a valid
excuse in order for him/her to sit for a make-up exam, otherwise the
student will receive a grade of zero.
In order to receive permission for a make-up exam, the student must
submit a make-up petition form at SAO within 72 hours from the
missed exam time.

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Course Code: MEE322 Time: TTH 11:00 to 12:15
Course Name: Mechanics of Materials I Spring 2020 / Section: A