Strength of Materials Civil 3rd Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Strength of Materials detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CV32), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students;

1. To understand the basic concepts of the stresses and strains for different materials and strength of structural elements.
2. To know the development of internal forces and resistance mechanism for one dimensional and two dimensional structural elements.
3. To analyse and understand different internal forces and stresses induced due to representative loads on structural elements.
4. To analyse and understand principal stresses due to the combination of two dimensional stresses on an element and failure mechanisms in materials.
5. To evaluate the behavior of torsional members, columns and struts.

Module 1

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Module 2

Compound Stresses: Introduction, state of stress at. a point, General two dimensional stress system, Principal stresses and principal planes. Mohr’s circle of stresses
Thin and Thick Cylinders: Introduction, Thin cylinders subjected to internal pressure; Hoop stresses, Longitudinal stress and change in volume. Thick cylinders subjected to both internal and external pressure; Lame’s equation, radial and hoop stress distribution.

Module 3

Shear Force and Bending Moment in Beams: Introduction to types of beams, supports and loadings. Definition of bending moment and shear force, Sign conventions, relationship between load intensity, bending moment and shear force. Shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate beams subjected to points load, uniformly distributed loads, uniformly varying loads, couple and their combinations.

Module 4

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Module 5

Bending and Shear Stresses in Beams: Introduction, pure bending theory, Assumptions, derivation of bending equation, modulus of rupture, section modulus, flexural rigidity. Expression for transverse shear stress in beams, Bending and shear stress distribution diagrams for circular, rectangular, I’, and T’ sections. Shear centre(only concept)
Columns and Struts: Introduction, short and long columns. Euler’s theory; Assumptions, Derivation for Euler’s Buckling load for different end conditions, Limitations of Euler’s theory. Rankine-Gordon’s formula for columns.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able;

1. To evaluate the strength of various structural elements internal forces such as compression, tension, shear, bending and torsion.
2. To suggest suitable material from among the available in the field of construction and manufacturing.
3. To evaluate the behavior and strength of structural elements under the action of compound stresses and thus understand failure concepts
4. To understand the basic concept of analysis and design of members subjected to torsion.
5. To understand the basic concept of analysis and design of structural elements such as columns and struts.

Text Books:

1. B.S. Basavarajaiah, P.Mahadevappa Strength of Materials in SI Units, University Press (India) Pvt. Ltd., 3rd Edition, 2010
2. Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston and Jr.John T. DeWolf Mechanics of Materials, Tata McGraw-Hill, Third Edition, SI Units

Reference Books:

1. D.H. Young, S.P. Timoshenko Elements of Strength of Materials East West Press Pvt. Ltd., 5th Edition (Reprint 2014)
2. R K Bansal, A Textbook of Strength of Materials, 4th Edition, Laxmi Publications, 2010
3. S.S. Rattan Strength of Materials McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2nd Edition (Sixth reprint 2013)
4. Vazirani, V N, Ratwani M M. and S K Duggal “Analysis of Structures Vol. I”, 17th Edition, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.

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