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MECA0012-6

Mechanics of materials


Duration :50h Th, 60h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
3rd year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in constructuion8
Holder(s) :Serge Cescotto
Course contents : Part 1: theory
  • Bases of mechanics of materials (30h)
    RDM1 : Recall of basic notions
    Notion of beam (pp. 68-76 except § 5.7)
    RDM2 : Mechanical properties of materials (pp. 23-39)
    RDM3 : Mechanical properties of materials (pp. 39-55)
    RDM4 : Notion of safety (pp. 59-67)
    Tension and compression (§§ 6.1 to 6.5, pp. 79-82)
    RDM5 : Statically indeterminate problems in tension
    Rings and thin tubes (§ 6.7)
    Actual stress distribution (§ 6.8)
    RDM6 : In-plane bending (§§ 7.1 to 7.5, pp. 104-112, § 7.10)
    RDM7 : In-plane bending (§ 7.8)
    Torsion (§§ 8.1 to 8.8)
    RDM9 : Torsion (§§ 8.9 to 8.11)
    Shear (§§ 9.1 to 9.3)
    RDM10 : Shear (§§ 9.8 to 9.10)
    Combined loadings
    RDM11 : Deflections of elastic beams
    §§ 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, § 11.7 + applications
    RDM12 : Statically indeterminate elastic beams
    § 12.1, §12.2, § 12.3 (partially) § 12.4 (partially)
    RDM13 : Energy theorems
    RDM14 : Energy theorems, Buckling (§ 14.1)
    RDM15 : Buckling (§§ 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5)
  • Solid mechanics (8h)
    RDM16 : Impact loading (2h)
    RDM17 : Fatigue of metals (2h)
    RDM18 : Fatigue of metals (2h)
    RDM19 : Yield surface for isotropic materials (2h)
  • Complements of mechanics of materials (10h)
    CRDM1 : Trusses (2 h)
    CRDM2 : Influence lines (2 h)
    CRDM3 : Combined bending and compression (1 h)
    CRDM4 : Materials with no tensile strength under combined tension and bending (1 h)
    CRDM5 : Elasto-plastic beams: pure bending (2.h)
    CRDM6 : Elasto-plastic beams: combined bending and tension (2h)

Part 2: practice
  • Bases of mechanics of materials (40h)
    EB1: Equilibrium; generalized stresses; properties of beam cross section; stress state (4h)
    EB2: Equilibrium, generalized stresses (4h)
    EB3: Tension (4h)
    EB4: Bending (4h)
    EB5: Torsion (4h)
    EB6: Shear and combined loadings (4h)
    EB7: Deflections of beams (4h)
    EB8: Energy theorems (4h)
    EB9: Buckling (4h)
    EB10: Problems of basic Mechanics of Materials (4h)
  • Solid mechanics (4h)
    SM1 : Impact loading (4h)
  • Complements of strength of materials (10h)
    EC1 : Trusses (2h)
    EC2 : Influence lines (2h)
    EC3 : Materials with no tensile strength (2 h)
    EC4 : Elasto-plastic beams (2h)
    EC5 : Elasto-plastic beams (2h)
  • Laboratories
    L1 : Extensometry, mechanical properties of materials (4h)
    L2 : Verification of basic results of strength of materials (2h)
    L3 : Plastic bending (2 h)
Course objective : Enseignement des bases de la Mécanique des Matériaux
Assessment : Questions ouvertes écrites

Modalités d'examens
Examen écrit de théorie et d'exercices
Interrogation non dispensatoire
Matériel autorisé pendant l'examen : partie théorie à livre fermé ; partie exercices à livre ouvert
Contacts : Enseignant : Prof. S. CESCOTTO, Tél. 366 92 46
Serge.Cescotto@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat : Mme TURCO, Tél. 366 92 60




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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