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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Mechanical Engineering Graduate With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83311118 Foundations of Solid Mechanics 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 7
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle -
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Asst. Prof. Remzi ŞAHİN
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Stress and strain analysis, stress-strain relationships, surface tension and surface strain problems, yield criterion, unsymmetrical bending of beams, energy methods, bending in columns, plastic behavior of structural elements.
Objectives of the Course
To develop the ability to use the methods of mechanics of materials and theory of elasticity in the analysis of mechanical problems. To introduce advanced topics in solid body mechanics.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 By conducting scientific research in the field of mechanical engineering, the student reaches knowledge in depth and breadth, evaluates, interprets and applies the knowledge. 5
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Stress
2 Stress
3 Unit Strain Analysis
4 Plane Stress and Plane Strain Problems
5 Stress Invariants, Principal Stresses and Principal Strains
6 Yield and Rupture Criteria
7 Bending in Beams with Unsymmetrical Sections
8 Shear stress circle
9 Torsion in Noncircular Sections
10 Energy Methods
11 Energy Methods
12 Buckling in Columns
13 Plastic Behavior of Structural Elements
14 Plastic Behavior of Structural Elements
Textbook or Material
Resources Ugural C. A. and Fenster S. K., Advanced Strength and applied Elasticity – 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2003.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 5 70
Midterms 1 40 40
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 60 60
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 212
Total Work Load / 30 7,07
Course ECTS Credits: 7