Course Title: Structural Mechanics
Section: 1
Credit Hours: 2
Course No.: 805311
Prerequisite: Statics (805221)
Year (semester): 2009-2010 (1)
Lec./Lab. Credit: Lecture: 2 Lab.: 0
Lecturer: Dr. Ziad Taqieddin
Room No.: 111
E-mail: z_taqieddin@asu.edu.jo
Office Hours:
12:00 – 1:00 Sun, Tue and Thur
11:00 – 12:30 Mon and Wed
Course Objectives: Structural
Mechanics introduces the architectural engineering student to the engineering mechanics concepts; static of particles and rigid bodies; analysis of structural systems/components (beams, trusses and frames); and strength/mechanics of materials (stresses and strains).
Course Description: The subject of
Structural Mechanics describes structural systems in terms of structural components, supports, loads, and their idealization during the structural analysis procedures as well as stresses and strains that develop in the structural system as a result of loadings
(mechanical/thermal).
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Successful completion of this course should lead to the following learning outcomes:
A- Knowledge and Understanding:
1) Understand the basic concepts of static analysis: resultants of systems of forces and equilibrium of rigid bodies as well as the principle of moment caused by a force acting on a rigid body. 2) Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between different support and load idealizations, and the ability to calculate support reactions. 3)
Understand how to find the axial forces causing stress in members of a truss using the method of joints and the method of sections. 4) Demonstrate an understanding of structural analysis of reactions and internal forces in beams and fixed-joint frames. 5) Understand how to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams and realize their significance in calculating flexural and shear stresses. 6) Understand how to locate the centriod and the center of gravity of a rigid body at rest and how to determine the moment of inertia or radius of gyration of a composite area.
7) Demonstrate knowledge of different kinds of stresses and strains, starting with axial, then bending, shear and thermal stresses and strains.
B- Intellectual Skills:
1) Distinguish between different structural systems in terms of geometry, loads, supports and internal forces. 2) Compare resultant forces acting on a body to reaction developed at its supports. 3) Compare the applicability of the method of joints and the method of section to a certain required solution. 4) Distinguish between pin joint frames (trusses) and other kinds of structural frames.
C- Subject Specific Skills:
1) Integrate and implement the basic knowledge of statics, strength of materials and structural analysis in calculating the stresses in a certain structural component. 2) Conclude that structural components with their applied loads, supports, internal resisting forces and stresses, all interact to form a structural system.
D- Transferable skills:
1) Homeworks. 2) Quizzes and class drills. 3) Assignments.
Course Content
Week Topics Hws
1 -
2
Introduction/
Structural Systems
Introduction/
Structural Systems
HW1

3
4
5
6
Statics/Force
Resultants (Graphical
Method
Statics/Force
Resultants
(Analytical Methods)/
Moment of a Force
Distributed Loads
Equilibrium of Rigid
Bodies/ Reactions
Trusses (Method of
Joints)/ (Method of
Sections)/ Zero Force
Members
Frames
7 Internal Forces/ Shear
Force and Bending
Moment Diagrams
8
9
Shear Force and
Bending Moment
Diagrams
Shear Force and
Bending Moment
Diagrams
10 Geometric Centriod
Calculations/ Moment of Inertia
11 Geometric Centriod
Calculations/ Moment of Inertia/ Mechanics
12 of Materials/ Axial
Stresses and Strains
Mechanics of
Materials/ Axial
13
14
Stresses and Strains
Mechanics of
Materials/ Bending
Stresses
Mechanics of
Materials/ Shear
Stresses
15
16
Mechanics of
Materials/ Thermal
Effects
Final Exams
HW2
HW3
HW4
1 st
Exam
HW5
HW6
HW7
HW8
2 nd
Exam
HW9
HW10
HW11
Final
Exam
Course Quality Improvement
1) Introduce the students to basic software packages.
2) Account for student feedback
(evaluation).
Grading Distribution
First Exam
Second Exam
20%
20%
Assignments, Quizzes, and
Attendance
10%
Final Exam 50%
* Make-up Exams will be offered for valid reasons only. It may be different from regular exams in content and format.
Reading List
Textbook
Structural and Stress Analysis by T.
Megson, 2 nd Edition, Elsevier, 2005.
Engineering Mechanics-Statics by R.
C. Hibbeler, Pearson Prentice Hall,
11th edition, 2006 .
References
Structural Mechanics by R. Hulse and J. Cain, The Macmillan Press Ltd.,
2 nd
Edition, 2000.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers:
Statics by F. Beer, E. Johnston, E.
Eisenberg, and D. Mazurek, McGraw-
Hill, 8 th
Edition, 2006.
Engineering Mechanics - Statics by J.
L. Meriam and L. Kraige, Wiley, 6 th
Edition, 2006.