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SYLLABUS

ENGR 251: Strength of Materials


(Required Course)
Fall 2014

Instructor: Blair McDonald


Office: RF 202
Phone: (309) 762-3999 x-62781
E-mail: b-mcdonald2@wiu.edu
Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 M-F

Class Schedule: MW 9:30-10:45


Location: RF 120 and HORRABIN 83

CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Introduction to stress and deformation analysis of basic structural materials subjected to axial,
torsional, bending and pressure loads. 2 credit hours lecture, 1 credit hour lab.

COURSE PREREQUISITES
ENGR 211 Statics or PHYS 310

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
LearnSmart and Connect to accompany Mechanics of Materials 7th ed. by F.P. Beer, E.R.
Johnston, J.T. DeWolf and D.F. Mazurek, McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0-07-339823-5

REFERENCES
Experiments in Mechanics: Strain Gage Series available from Micro-Measurements Division of
Vishay Precision Group, Raleigh, North Carolina; P/N 120-001599, February 2013.

COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SKILLS
Competency in performing and documenting scientific calculations using software such as Excel,
Word and MatLab is required. Knowledge and ability to create a pdf file is required.

TOPICS COVERED
 Stress and Strain
 Young’s Modulus, Shear Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio
 Loading conditions: axial, torsional, transverse shear, bending and combined
 Elongation of axial members, deflection of beams and shafts
 Buckling of columns
 Energy methods
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM
OUTCOMES (ABET Criteria 3a-3k)

ABET Criteria 3:

Outcome-Related Course Learning Objectives a b c d e f g h i j k

Compute stress, strain and deformation in an axial member X X X

Compute direct shear stresses X X X

Compute bending stresses X X X

Compute torsional shear stresses X X X

Compute the state of stress at a point in a loaded beam X X X

Determine stress concentration factors X X X

Determine the stress on a plane given the state of stress X X X

Compute column critical load and stress X X X

Compute the deflection of beams and shafts X X X

Prepare well documented problem solutions X

Utilize modern computational tools in analysis and solutions X


Criterion 3a: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
Criterion 3b: an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
Criterion 3c: an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
Criterion 3d: an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
Criterion 3e: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
Criterion 3f: an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
Criterion 3g: an ability to communicate effectively
Criterion 3h: the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
Criterion 3i: a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
Criterion 3j: a knowledge of contemporary issues
Criterion 3k: an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

CONTRIBUTION OF COURSE TO PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT


This course contributes to the engineering science component of the Engineering curriculum.

Prepared by: Blair McDonald


Date: 8/15/2014

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DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
All information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignment and attendance
policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

COURSE POLICIES
 Attendance
Students are expected to regularly attend class. When absent, they are responsible for
notes, homework assignments, lab assignments, projects, exams and quizzes. Discuss
medical or family emergencies with the instructor as soon as possible (preferably before
missing due dates for assignments and exams) to make accommodations. Non-attending
students are not automatically dropped, any student enrolled beyond the final withdrawal
date but not attending will receive a final grade of F.
 Late Work
Late work will not typically be accepted; if accepted, it will be for no more than 2/3 of
the graded value. No work will be accepted a week after the due date.
 Electronic Devices
Cell phones and all other forms of electronic communication devices, if carried into the
classroom, must be turned off. The use of computers and other electronic devices during
class is restricted to classroom activities and course applications. Do not record lecture
materials without obtaining prior written consent of the instructor.
 Exam Content
All quizzes and the final exam will be comprehensive. Quizzes will typically involve
solving a single problem similar to recent homework or lecture material during the final
10 minutes (or less) of class.
 Laboratory Work
Courses that include laboratory work (especially when done in groups) may require
scheduling time outside of the regular class periods to accommodate supervision, utilize
equipment and have sufficient time to accomplish the assigned procedures. Always
obtain training prior to using any tool, chemical or equipment and never work alone in a
laboratory setting. Obtain and wear protective clothing and equipment. Stay safe. No
horseplay will be tolerated.
 Grammar, Legibility and Form
All work submitted must be legible and grammatically correct. Work not conforming to
acceptable formats, standards and English will not be graded.
 Course Grade
Student letter grades will be based on the assessment of reading, practice problems, lab
work, term projects, quizzes (announced and unannounced), and a final exam. The weight
for the final exam is 40%, 15% for quizzes, 10% for written problems, 20% for Connects,
5% for reading (LearnSmart), and 10% for lab reports.

Grading Scale:
B+ 87%-89.9% C+ 77%-79.9%
A 93% - 100% B 83%-86.9% C 73%-76.9% D 60%-69.9%
A- 90%-92.9% B- 80%-82.9% C- 70%-72.9% F <60%

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READING AND HOMEWORK
In order to fully accomplish the course outcomes, it is imperative that students focus on and
develop sound problem solving skills and a broad understanding of the methods used in
professional engineering practice. Reading the text and working problems are essential to
learning course materials and developing professional engineering skills. In keeping with this, it
is essential that students do all problems on their own. It is valuable to discuss problems in a
study group or with a friend. However, each student must be able to prepare problem solutions
submitted as their work on their own. The use of a solution manual is not allowed, all work
turned in MUST be the student’s own work. Work that appears to be copied from a solution
manual will not be graded. Most assigned work will be submitted electronically using
WesternOnLine (WoL), Connect or LearnSmart; scanned work must be legible. The general
policies for WIU students are available online at http://www.wiu.edu/provost/students.php.

GENERAL GUIDELINES
 If you are encountering difficulties with the course, please see the instructor.
 Utilize the instructor’s office hours.
 Read assigned material and review example problems prior to attending class/lab.
 Plan on spending at least 3 hours outside of class per lecture hour working on assigned
problems. Do not wait until the last day to start working on your homework or prepare
for an exam.
 There will be no make-up exams – exceptions: school activities and medical excuses.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY


Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You are
expected to have read and understood the current issue of the student handbook regarding student
responsibilities and rights, policy information about procedures and what constitutes acceptable
on-campus behavior. See www.wiu.edu/policies/acintegrity.php for more information. Everyone
is expected to complete their own assignments. Engineering students are expected to maintain
high standards of ethical behavior. Plagiarism: using a solution manual to complete assigned
work is plagiarism.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT


In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic
accommodations may be made for any student who notifies the instructor of the need for an
accommodation. For the instructor to provide the proper accommodation(s) you must
obtaindocumentation of the need for an accommodation through Disability Support Services and
provide it to the instructor. It is imperative that the disabled student take the initiative to bring
such needs to the instructor’s attention, as he/she is not legally permitted to inquire about a
disability. Students who may require special assistance in emergency evacuations (i.e. fire,
tornado, etc.) should contact the instructor as to the most appropriate procedures to follow in
such an emergency. Contact Disability Support Services at 309-298-2512 for additional
information.

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COURSE OUTLINE
ENGR 251: Strength of Materials Class Meets M,W from 9:30-10:45 in RF 120
Lec Date Topic Read HW Submit HW in [] to WoL prior to lecture.
1 25-Aug Course Introduction
2 27-Aug Forces vs Stresses, Failures and FS 1:1-5 L 1 Lab 01: Resume
1-Sep Labor Day
3 3-Sep Strain, Young's Mod. & Poisson's Ratio 2:1-5 1 1:7,11,19,31,38,61,65,[9]
4 8-Sep Shear Strain, St. Venant's, Stress Conc. 2:6-8,10,11 2 2:12,14,19,22,[35],41
5 10-Sep Torsion; shear stress, indeterminant 3:1-2 L2 Lab 02: Tension Testing
6 15-Sep Torsion, angle of twist 3:3 3 2:47,58,[61],66,126,130,131; 3:15,21,32
7 17-Sep Shafts: power, stress concentrations 3:4-5 L3 Lab 03: Torsion Testing
8 22-Sep The elastic curve and bending stress 4:1-2 4 3:35,41,[58],64,76,81,87,153
9 24-Sep Section def., composite sect., stress conc. 4:3-5 L4 Lab 04: Bending Test for Mod of Elasticity, E-101
10 29-Sep Beams; shear and bending moment diag. 5:1-3 5 4:1,7,8,9,41,52,62,[192]
11 1-Oct Singularity functions 5:4
12 6-Oct Shear stress in beams 6:1 6 5:[11],12,18,[22],55,69,87,159
13 8-Oct Shear flow 6:3, 4 L 5 Lab 05: Poisson's Ratio, E-102
14 13-Oct Transformation of stress and strain 7:1-2 7 6:3,5,7,8,33,96,[97]
15 15-Oct General state of stress 7:3-4
16 20-Oct Stresses in thin-walled pres. Vessels 7:6 8 7:[1 through 16],20,23,29
17 22-Oct Transformation of strain; strain rosettes 7:7-9 L 6 Lab 06: Principle Stresses, E-103
18 27-Oct Principal stresses 8:1,2 9 7:[55],79,87,120,146,162
19 29-Oct Stress due to combined loads 8:3
20 3-Nov Deflection of beams 9:1-2 10 8:8,15,36,[39],65,69
21 5-Nov Singularity and superposition 9:3-4 L 7 Lab 7: Stress Concentration Factor, E-104
22 10-Nov Moment area theorem 9:5 11 9:[1,2,3 and 4],10,31,46,53,77,81,92
23 12-Nov Columns: Eulers Formula 10:1
24 17-Nov Centric load design 10:3 12 9:[95,96,97,120],129; 10:13,24,27
25 19-Nov Eccentric load design 10:4 L 8 Lab 8: V and P From Measured Strain, E-105
24-Nov Thanksgiving Break
26-Nov Thanksgiving Break
26 1-Dec Energy Methods: strain energy 11:1-3 13 10:[1,6],30,71,78,113,[119]
27 3-Dec Single loads 11:5
28 8-Dec Review
29 10-Dec Review 14 11:1,4,5,9,18,73,[104],124
17-Dec Final Exam; Wednesday 8:00-9:50
Homework Assignments
ENGR 251: Strength of Materials
Fall 2014

Instructor: Blair McDonald


Office: RF 202
Phone: (309) 762-3999 x-62781
E-mail: b-mcdonald2@wiu.edu
Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 M-F

Class Schedule: MW 9:30-10:45


Location: RF 120 and HORRABIN 83

The homework in this course involves working problems related to solid mechanics. Each
problem is developed and selected to focus on a particular principle or topic. Working these
problems provides practice in applying the principles that are being introduced/discussed in the
course. The purpose of homework is to build expertise, competency and speed in making
decisions, arriving at solutions and presenting knowledge. Assignments are split into two
categories: the bulk of the problems worked will be submitted for credit using the McGraw-Hill
Connect website; most assignments will include one or more problems to work out by hand (or
using software), these will be turned in (typically as pdf files) using a Drop Box in Western on
Line. All homework must be turned in prior to the due date and time for credit. Homework
problems account for 30% of the overall course grade (20% for work submitted using Connect
and 10% for documented work submitted through Western on Line).

The problem solutions that are submitted to a Drop Box in Western on Line are to be fully
documented solutions. They must be legible, include a problem statement and will typically
include supporting figures. The solutions must use a standard form: 1-Problem statement, 2-
Figure, 3-Free Body Diagram, 4-Identify assumptions (material properties, geometry, theory,
equations, etc.), 5-Identify variables (name and description), 6-A dialog/description of steps used
in the solution (provide an interpretive trail or dialog for the reader, in English), 7-Clearly
identify answers (underline, highlight or box in and show units). Do not crowd solutions onto a
single page and do not write in margins. If any work is turned in as a paper copy (unusual), only
work on the front side of the paper (no work on the back of any page will be graded, including
exams). The work in this category will be graded for appearance, form, solution method and
accuracy. Use the following filename convention for files submitted to the Drop Box:

“ENGR˽251˽HW##˽Lname˽Fname.pdf”. Points will be taken if a different name is used.

A listing of the Homework assigned for the semester is available in the Course Outline.
Problems are selected from the text and are identified by chapter:problem number; problems that
require showing all work and submission by Drop Box are identified in [ ]. An Excel template
for most of the [ ] problems will be attached as an xls file within the Drop Box. The template
will include the problem statement and supporting figures, data or tables referenced in the text.
Reading Assignments
ENGR 251: Strength of Materials
Fall 2014

Instructor: Blair McDonald


Office: RF 202
Phone: (309) 762-3999 x-62781
E-mail: b-mcdonald2@wiu.edu
Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 M-F

Class Schedule: MW 9:30-10:45


Location: RF 120 and HORRABIN 83

Reading assignments are accomplished using LearnSmart. They will usually be available the
week before the due date and can be done any time after they appear in Connect, but must be
completed by the due date and time for credit. These assignments are 5% of the overall grade.

Reading Assignments:
Assignment Chapter and Sections to Read Due Date (all by 9:15 AM)
R 01 1:1-5 August 27
R 02 2:1-5 September 3
R 03 2:6-8, 10 and 11 September 8
R 04 3:1-2 September 10
R 05 3:3 September 15
R 06 3:4-5 September 17
R 07 4:1-2 September 22
R 08 4:3-5 September 24
R 09 5:1-3 September 29
R 10 5:4 October 1
R 11 6:1 October 6
R 12 6:3, 4 October 8
R 13 7:1-2 October 13
R 14 7:3-4 October 15
R 15 7:6 October 20
R 16 7:7-9 October 22
R 17 8:1, 2 October 27
R 18 8:3 October 29
R 19 9:1-2 November 3
R 20 9:3-4 November 5
R 21 9:5 November 10
R 22 10:1 November 12
R 23 10:3 November 17
R 24 10:4 November 19
R 25 11:1-3 December 1
R 26 11:5 December 3
Name: Homework
Date: 25-Aug-2014
Project: Example Solution

ENGR 251 Strength of Materials Fall 2014

1) A 15 ft long W 10x100 structural member is to be used to support a heavy


sign as shown below. The weight of the W member is 100 lbs/ft; the sign
weighs 5000 lbs and will be attached to the W member 3 ft from the ends.
The structural member is hung from a rigid overhead on 0.375 inch diameter
steel cables (E=29000 ksi) that are attached to the ends. If the structural
member is to hang level at the distances shown from the overhead after the
sign is attached, how long should the two cables be made?

29'

25'
15'
STATICS: 3' 3'
The problem is symmetrical.
The force in each cable will
be half the total weight of
the beam and sign. (N.T.S.)

Calculate the deformations based upon the finished length: δ=PL/(AE)


Cable: Left Right
P= 3250 3250 lbs Cable tension, half the wt of the sign & beam; P=(5000+15*100)/2
L= 25 29 ft Finished length of cable
E= 29000000 29000000 psi Modulus of elasticity for the cable
d= 0.375 0.375 in Diameter of the cable
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A = 0.110447 0.110447 in Cross sectional area of the cable; A=πd2/4
δ = 0.304407 0.353112 in Deformation of cable; δ=PL(12)/(AE)
σ = 29425.98 29425.98 psi Axial stress in the cable; σ=P/A
Lo = 24.97463 28.97057 ft Length to make cables to hang the sign level; Lo=L-δ/12

Calculate the deformations based upon the initial length: Lo = L-δ and δ=PLo/(AE)
Cable: Left Right
P= 3250 3250 lbs Half the weight of the sign and beam
L= 25 29 ft Finished length of cable
E= 29000000 29000000 psi Modulus of elasticity for the cable
d= 0.375 0.375 in Diameter of the cable
δ=P(L-δ)/(AE) δ+Pδ/(AE)=PL/(AE) δ(1+P/(AE))=PL/(AE)
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A = 0.110447 0.110447 in Cross sectional area of the cable; A=πd2/4
δ = 0.304098 0.352754 in Deformation of cable; δ=PL(12)/((AE)(1+P/(AE)))
σ = 29425.98 29425.98 psi Axial stress in the cable; σ=P/A
Lo = 24.9747 28.9706 ft Length to make cables to hang the sign level; Lo=L-δ/12
Problem Solution Example Example Homework Problem 1/1
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