Heartland Community College
Master Course Syllabus
Division: Technology
Course Prefix and Number: MFTG 205
Course Title: Statics and Strength of Materials
DATE PREPARED:
May 8, 1994
DATE REVISED:
October 18, 2011
PCS/CIP/ID NO:
1.2-400801
IAI NO. (if available):
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FIRST CLASS: January 9, 2012
CREDIT HOURS:
CONTACT HOURS:
LECTURE HOURS:
LABORATORY HOURS:
4
5
3
2
CATALOG DESCRIPTION (Include specific prerequisites):
Prerequisite: PHYS 161 or TPHY 103. The course serves as an introduction to the
strength of materials, methods of determining the stresses and deflections of basic loadcarrying members. The laboratory is designed to supplement the classroom presentation
and give the student a clearer understanding of the responses of components and
structures to external loads. The concept of principle stress is emphasized.
TEXTBOOKS:
Groover, M. (2011). Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes,
and Systems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. [Or a comparable text that addresses at a
minimum the topics listed in the Course/Lab Outline and that provides students with the
opportunity to achieve the Learning Outcomes for this course.]
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND
TRANSFERABILITY:
MFTG 205 was designed to meet the specific needs of an Associate of Applied Science
degree. Please see an academic advisor for an explanation concerning transfer options.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Course Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of free body diagrams.
2. Analyze static force systems of moderate complexity.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the basic stresses and deflections imposed on
structural members under various loading conditions.
4. Recognize the types of stresses imposed by various loading conditions.
5. Calculate stresses in simple shapes under various loading conditions.
6. Demonstrate understanding of the magnitude and direction of principle stress.
General Education Outcomes:
PS4, CT2
Program Outcomes:
MFTG 01 Develop basic manufacturing and machining skills.
MFTG 02 Develop basic skills for most manufacturing-and machining-related
occupations.
MFTG 03 Execute basic blueprint reading, CAD, machine tool, CNC manufacturing,
tool-making, ferrous metallurgy, welding, technical writing and basic
computer skills.
MFTG 04 Evaluate the processes involved in mass production, planning quality control,
material selection, tools and equipment.
MFTG 05 Develop basic skills to inspect and handle parts, equipment and the finished
product.
Range of Assessment Methods:
Written work, lab exercises and assignments/final project, and quizzes/tests
COURSE/LAB OUTLINE:
1.
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3.
4.
5.
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Introduction and fundamental terms
Resultant and equilibrant of forces
Moments
Noncurrent-coplanar forces
Concurrent-noncoplanar forces
Static and kinetic friction
Simple stresses
Properties of materials
Riveted, butted, and welded joints and thin-walled pressure vessels
Center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia
Beams-shear forces and bending moments
Beams-design
Torsion, shafts, shaft coupling, and keys
Combined stresses
15. Columns
METHOD OF EVALUATION (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Course evaluations will be based on the following assessment methods (heavier
evaluation emphasis will be placed on activities requiring hands-on use of
software/equipment and more specific methods of evaluation will vary by instructor):
% OF FINAL
GRADE
0-10%
60-80%
20-35%
100%
ASSESSMENT
METHOD
written work
lab exercises and assignments/final project
quizzes/tests
TOTAL
Course grades will be determined by the use of the following grading scale:
A
90-100%
B
80-89%
C
70-79%
D
60-69%
F
Below 60%
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
Written work may include completion of exercises, answers to questions, documentation
of labs completed, projects as assigned and tests (or portions thereof). Reading
assignments will consist of textbook (approximately 500 pages) and/or labs, articles or
other course related materials (likely not to exceed 1000 pages total).