Strength of Materials
Code
7715
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
João Carlos Gomes Rocha de Almeida, Zuzana Dimitrovova
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
65
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Students must know basic notions of Applied Mechanics, namely: equilibrium, mass centre (centroid for geometric shapes), concentrated forces, distributed forces and internal force diagrams. Some background on Mathematical Analysis and Algebra is also useful, concerning function graphs, differential, integral and matrix calculus and methods for solving linear equation systems, homogeneous and non-homogeneous.
Subject matter
Solid Mechanics, with particular applications to soil and rock Mechanics:
1. Stress
2. Strain
3. Material behavior - constitutive relationships
4. Strength and failure criteria
5. Stress in soils due to surface loads
Strength of Materials - introduction to beams:
6. Normal force, normal stress and extension
7. Bending, normal stress and curvature
8. Shear force, tangential stress and member connections
9. Torsion, tangential stress and angle of twist
10. Beams subjected to transversal loads
11. Displacements of bended beams
12. Principle of virtual work
Bibliography
V. Dias da Silva, "Mecânica e Resistência dos Materiais", ZUARI - Edição de Livros Técnicos, Lda.
Beer, F., Jonhston, E., Resistência dos materiais, McGraw-Hill
Nash, W., Resistência de Materiais, McGraw-Hill, 4ª edição, 2001
Timoshenko, S., Resistência dos Materiais, Vol I, Livros técnicos e científicos Ed. S.A. 1969
Teaching method
Teaching involves lectures and labs. There are also office hours available to clarify some concepts and students’ doubts. Lectures intend teaching of fundamental theoretical concepts, illustrating their application on simple problems relevant for comprehensive understanding. Lectures are given in slide presentations, prepared by instructors. Students have printed version available during the respective lecture. Labs complement theoretical concepts. Active students’ participation is stimulated by the resolution of practical assignements.
Evaluation method
especified on the web page of the discipline