SUBJECT 26431Course Overview
Frontend Simulation Book
DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING • SUBJECT 26431

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Structural mechanics deals with the mechanism of forces applied on structures and their effects. It connects mechanical properties of materials, loads, geometry, supports, reactions, stress, deformation, bending and torsion for structural analysis and testing.

2Theory / Week
3Practical / Week
3Credit
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Theoretical Learning Outcomes

What students should be able to explain and calculate.

  1. State mechanical properties of materials.
  2. State compression and tensile testing machine.
  3. Describe tensile and compression test.
  4. Mention different types of forces.
  5. Differentiate among moment, couple and forces.
  6. Compute friction of a body on horizontal and inclined planes.
  7. Define centroid and centre of gravity.
  8. Define torsion and torsional stress.
  9. Define shear force and bending moment.
  10. Calculate and draw shear force and bending moment diagram.
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Practical Learning Outcomes

Hands-on competencies covered by the lab section.

  1. Identify the compression and tensile testing machine.
  2. Demonstrate compression.
  3. Operate tensile testing machine.
  4. Prepare concrete cylinder and cube with specified ratio.
  5. Perform compression test of cylinder and cube.
  6. Perform tensile test of mild steel with UTM machine.
  7. Determine the co-efficient of friction of concrete and mild steel.
  8. Determine the resultant of forces by force board.
  9. Determine reactions of a beam by using spring balance.
INTERACTIVE BOOK WORKFLOW

Learn → Adjust → Observe → Calculate → Record

Every theory unit includes an interactive simulation. Every practical lab includes guided steps, live calculations and a student observation record.