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Course Name	Turkish	Statik ve Mukavemet
	English	Statics&Strength of Materials
Course Code	STA 204E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	4	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Sedat Kömürcü
Course Objectives		1.Definition of force and moment vectors and necessary vector algebra 2.Equilibrium of particle and rigid body (plane and space) 3.Supports and support reactions 4.Equilibrium of structures, internal forces (trusses, frames, cables, machines) 5.To provide the basic concepts and principles of strength of materials. 6.To give an ability to calculate stresses and deformations of objects under external loadings. 7.To give an ability to apply the knowledge of strength of materials on engineering applications and design problems.
Course Description		Principles of statics, force vector, equilibrium of particle, moment of a couple, equilibrium of rigid body, planar forces, center of gravity, Theorem of Pappus-Guldinus, distributed loads and hydrostatics forces, supports and support reactions, Gerber beam, frames, simple machines, trusses, cables. Basic Concepts of Solid Mechanics. Mechanical Properties of Materials. Axial Loading. Transverse Shear. Bending. Torsion. States of stress and strain.
Course Outcomes		1. Vector algebra (scalar and vectorial product, addition and subtraction), definition of force and moment 2. Equilibrium of particle and rigid body 3. Center of gravity 4. Support and support reactions 5. Equilibrium of structures (beams, Gerber beams, trusses, frames, cables, machines), shear and bending moment diagrams 6. Distributed loads and hydrostatic forces 7. Determine the geometric properties of area elements 8. Calculate the internal forces in structural elements 9. Distinguish two basic types of stresses 10. Calculate the stresses by using internal forces and moments 11. Determine the stresses under combined loadings 12. Determine the principal stresses by using Mohr Circle 13. Calculate the internal forces and resulting forces
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Other References		J.L. Meriam and L.G. Kraige, Statics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1998. R. C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics, Statics, Prentice Hall New Jersey,1998. R. C. Hibbeler, “Mechanics of Materials”, 1998. F. Beer and E.R. Johnston, Mechanics for Engineers, Statics, Mc-Graw Hill, New York ,1996. W.F. Riley and L.D.Sturges, Engineering Mechanics, Statics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1996. F. Beer and E.R. Johnston, “Mechanics of Materials”, Mc-Graw Hill, 1996. J.M. Gere, and S.P. Timoshenko, Mechanics of Materials, Chapman & Hall, London, 1991. C.D. Lardner, An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1972. T.C. Huang, Engineering Mechanics Statics, Vol. 1, Addison-Wesley, 1969. E.C. Pestel and W.T. Thomson, Statics, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, 1969. S. Timoshenko and D.H. Young, Engineering Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1956.

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