FAEN 203 — Strength of Materials
Agricultural Engineering · University of Ghana
Introduction: Basic concepts of material bonding, material structure and material defects. Properties of Materials: Mechanical properties, thermal properties, electronic and ionic conductivity of materials, dielectric and magnetic properties of materials. Simple stress and strain within elastic limit and thermal stress. Tensile bending and shear bending of beams. Torsion of circular shafts. Torsional stress and strain. Strength of solid and hollow shafts. Theories of failure. Compound stress-strain system (Mohr‘s stress and strain circles). Torsion of circular shafts Torsional stress and strain. Fatigue failure and Struts. Beams of small radius of curvature. Springs (helical, spiral and flat), Strain energy method (Castigliano‘s theorem). Bending under plastic conditions. Torsion under plastic conditions. Thin walled pressure vessels. Composite shafts
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
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- FAEN 204 — Fluid Mechanics
- FAEN 205 — Thermodynamics
- AREN 101 — Engineering Graphics
- AREN 102 — Engineering Drawing
- AREN 301 — Soil and Crop Mechanics Application to Mechanization
- AREN 302 — Agricultural Materials Handling
- AREN 304 — Soil Mechanics
- AREN 305 — Heat Transfer
- AREN 306 — Hydrology and Water Resources Management
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).