MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology

B.	Discipline: Mechanical Engineering

C.	Course Number and Title: MECT2440 Strength of Materials

D.	Course Coordinator: Mike Beebe

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

Lecture: 2 hours

Laboratory: 2 hours

F.	Prerequisites: MECT2330

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

Statics and Strengths of Materials

Author: Cheng

Copyright Year: 1997

Edition: Second

ISBN #: 0028030672

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None; Class Handouts will be distributed

J.	Course Description: A study of the effects of load on structures, frames, beams, columns, and mechanisms; including stress and strain in tension, compression, shear, and torsion; column buckling; torsion, axial and lateral deflections; thermal stresses and strains, and properties of materials. (TAG# OET008)

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes:

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Analyze and compute stress and deflection in basic machine elements	Weekly quizzes and homework Midterm Week 5, final exam
Design bolted and welded joints per AISC codes and standards	Weekly quizzes and homework Midterm Week 5, final exam
Prepare and use beam diagrams	Weekly quizzes and homework Midterm Week 10, final exam
Compute beam stresses and deflections	Weekly quizzes and homework Midterm Week 10, final exam
Compute torsional loads and deflections	Weekly quizzes and homework Final exam
Use Mohr’s Circle to determine bi-axially loaded stress elements	Weekly quizzes and homework Final exam
Determine shaft diameters loaded with both bending and torsional forces	Weekly quizzes and homework Final exam
Analyze short and slender columns	Weekly quizzes and homework Final exam

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Wk 1-2	Introduction and Review of Statics

Simple Stresses and Strains Defined

Stress/Strain Curves

Temperature Induced Stresses and Strains

Dissimilar Materials under Load

Wk 3-4	Joint Design

Failure Mode

Design Codes - AISC and ASME

Pressure Vessels

Wk 5-7	Mathematical Background for Beams:

Centroid

Center of Gravity

Moment of Inertia

Solids of Revolution

Wk 8-9	Beams

Shear Force and Moment Diagrams

Tensile, Compressive and Shear Stresses

Allowable Stresses per AISC Code

Wk 11	Shafts:

Stresses and Deflections - Lateral and Angular

Wk 12	Combined Stresses and Mohr’s Circle

Wk 13	Design for Different Types of Loading

Wk 14-15 Column Design

N.	Course Assignments:

Graded assignments:

Written assignments

Weekly quizzes

Midterm

Final Exam

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

P.	Grading and Testing Guidelines:

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3