ME 323 - MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Syllabus for Fall 2018

INSTRUCTORS:
Chuck Krousgrill, Office: ME 3061G, Phone: 49-45738, Email: [email protected], Lectures:
10:30-11:20 am, WALC B066, Office Hours: 1:30-3:00 pm MW
Beth Hess, Office: ME 3003B, Phone: 49-41363, Email: [email protected] , Lectures: 12:30-1:20 pm,
WALC B074, Office Hours: 2:30-3:30 pm MWF
Farshid Sadeghi, Office: ME 3003C, Phone: 49-45719, Email: [email protected], Lectures: 2:30-3:20
pm, BRWN 1154, Office Hours: 3:30-4:30 pm MWF
Marcial Gonzalez, Office: ME 3061M, Phone: 49-40904, Email: [email protected], Lectures:
4:30-5:20 pm, WALC B066, Office Hours: 5:30-6:30pm MWF

TEACHING ASSISTANTS: (ME 2134)

Dan Feng Akhil Vijay Yasasvi R Bommireddy Devin Kalafut
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
M: 4-9 pm, W: 8 am-12 noon T: 3:45-8:45 pm, W:12-3 pm W: 8 am-12 noon,
TH :9 am-12 noon TH:1-5 pm F: 9:30 am-11:30 am

TEXTBOOK:
Required: Course lecture book to be purchased at Boiler CopyMaker in PMU
Optional: Mechanics of Materials, R.R. Craig, Wiley, 3rd edition, 2011.
Reference texts: Copies of three different mechanics of materials textbooks (by authors Craig,
Hibbeler and Philpot) will be available at the reserve desk for the Engineering/Science library on
the second floor of WALC. These books will be available for two-hour checkout starting during
the second week of classes.

COURSE BLOG: https://www.purdue.edu/freeform/me323/

A course blog will be used for the delivery for much of the course material, as well as provide a
discussion forum for students interacting while learning from each other in the course. Please visit
this site to see what material is available there. Note that the course lecture book contains many
examples; solutions for many of these examples are made available to you through this blog in
either YouTube or PDF format.

SCHEDULE:
A topical schedule for the course is attached at the end of this syllabus. This schedule includes the
daily reading assignment for both the course lecture book and the optional textbook. This material
from either source should be read prior to each class meeting.

GRADING:
Your course grade will be based on a straight grading scale: 97-100% A+; 93-97% A; 90-93% A-;
87-90% B+; 83-87% B; 80-83% B-; 77-80% C+; 73-77% C; 70-73% C-; 67-70% D+; 63-67% D;
60-63% D-; <60% F. It is possible that, depending on the class averages at the end of the semester,
the grade cutoffs can be adjusted. However, the grades in this course are not curved with an intent
of satisfying particular preset grade distribution goals. The percentage breakdowns for the
components of your course grade are the following:

Homework and quizzes: 16% (total)

• Typically, one homework set will be due every week, except for weeks during which exams
are given. Completed homework assignments are to the submitted online through
Gradescope. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework is to be completed on
engineering paper using the same format as was used in ME 270 and ME 274. Your work
 needs to be presented with a logical thought process and in a neat, easy-to-read style.
Failure to do so can result in a loss of points in your homework grade.
• Unannounced quizzes will be given regularly throughout the semester. Make-up quizzes
will not be given.

Midterm and final exams: 84% (total)

All exams will be given closed book, closed notes. A list of relevant equations will be provided
with the exam. If an exam is missed, the grade will be recorded as a zero. Make-up exams will be
given only in the event of documented illness or emergency.
• Two, two-hour midterm exams will be given during the semester on dates shown on the
course schedule. Each midterm term exam is worth 28% of the total course grade.
• A final exam will be given during the regular University final exam period at the end of
the semester. The date of the exam will be announced later in the course. The final exam
is worth 28% of the total course grade.

COLLABORATION:
You are encouraged to learn and discuss the course material with your classmates. However, your
submitted work should be YOURS and not copied from any other sources. Copying any solutions
from other sources will be considered a serious academic dishonesty offense. Please see your
instructor if you are uncertain about the difference between learning, discussing, collaborating and
copying.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY:

To foster a climate of trust and high standards of academic achievement, Purdue University is
committed to cultivating academic integrity and expects students to exhibit the highest standards
of honor in their scholastic endeavors. Academic integrity is essential to the success of Purdue
University’s mission. As members of the academic community, our foremost interest is toward
achieving noble educational goals and our foremost responsibility is to ensure that academic
honesty prevails. Any copying or cheating will be an automatic "F" grade. Please take some time
to carefully read Purdue’s ‘Statement of Integrity and Code of Conduct’ and talk with your
instructor if you have any questions (www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/integrity_statement.html).

ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
You are asked to not use electronic communication devices during class time (this includes
reading/sending text messages and using a laptop computer for other than taking class notes). Please
turn off cell phones before coming to class and put away your cell phone before the start of class.

CALCULATOR POLICY:
This course follows the Mechanical Engineering Calculator Policy. Accordingly, only TI-30XIIS
calculators are to be used for quizzes and exams.

ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is expected for all class meetings. If you are unable to attend on any day, please contact
your instructor prior to the class meeting time via email. Failure to do so will give you an unexcused
absence for the day; an unexcused absence can result in a reduction in the points used in calculating
your course grade. You are responsible for all course material on any dates that you are absent.

LEAVING CLASS:
You are expected to arrive to class on time and remain in the classroom throughout the class period.
If you have a medical condition that requires you to step out of the room during the class period,
please see your instructor at the start of the term. Otherwise, please plan ahead so that you do not
need to take breaks in the middle of class.
 ME 323 - MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Schedule for Fall 2018

LEC # DATE TOPIC READING HW

1 M 8/20 Introduction; review of static equilibrium Sec. 1/1.1-1.4
2 W 8/22 Normal stress and strain Sec. 2/2.1-2.3 1 posted
3 F 8/24 Shear stress and strain Sec. 3/2.7
4 M 8/27 Mechanical properties – design of deformable bodies Sec. 4/2.4-2.6,2.8
5 W 8/29 General definitions of stress and strain – Hooke’s law Sec. 5/2.11-2.13 1 due, 2 posted
6 F 8/31 Axial deformation Sec. 6/3.1-3.4
M 9/3 Holiday Labor Day
7 W 9/5 Statically indeterminate structures Sec. 6/3.5, 3.8 2 due, 3 posted
8 F 9/7 Thermal effects on axial deformation Sec. 7/3.6
9 M 9/10 Analysis of statically indeterminate planar trusses Sec. 7/3.10
10 W 9/12 Torsion of circular bars – stresses in torsion members Sec. 8/4.1-4.5 3 due, 4 posted
11 F 9/14 Torsion of statically indeterminate members Sec. 8/4.6-4.7
12 M 9/17 Torsion of statically indeterminate members Sec. 8/4.6-4.7
13 W 9/19 Shear force and bending moments Sec. 9/5.3-5.4 4 due, 5 posted
14 F 9/21 Shear force and bending moments Sec. 9/5.3-5.4
15 M 9/24 Stresses in beams Sec. 10/6.1-6.2
16 W 9/26 Flexural stresses Sec. 10/6.3 5 due, 6 posted
17 F 9/28 Shear stress in beams Sec. 10/6.8
18 M 10/1 Shear stress in beams Sec. 10/6.8
W 10/3 Exam 1, 8:00-10:00 PM (no class)
19 F 10/5 Deflection of beams – integration method Sec. 11/7.1-7.4
M 10/8 October Break
20 W 10/10 Deflection of beams – integration method Sec. 11/7.1-7.4 6 due, 7 posted
21 F 10/12 Deflection of beams – superposition method Sec. 11/7.6
22 M 10/15 Deflection of beams – discontinuity functions Sec. A3/5.6, 7.5
23 W 10/17 Deflection of beams – discontinuity functions Sec. A3/5.6, 7.5 7 due, 8 posted
24 F 10/19 Transformation of stresses Sec. 13/8.1-8.3
25 M 10/22 Principal stresses – plane stress Sec. 13/8.1-8.4
26 W 10/24 Maximum shear stress Sec. 13/8.4 8 due, 9 posted
27 F 10/26 Mohr’s circle and absolute maximum shear stress Sec. 13/8.5-8.6
28 M 10/29 Thin-walled pressure vessels Sec. 12/9.1-9.2
29 W 10/31 Stresses due to combined loads Sec. 14/9.4 9 due, 10 posted
30 F 11/2 Stresses due to combined loads Sec. 14/9.4
31 M 11/5 Stresses due to combined loads Sec. 14/9.4
32 W 11/7 Failure theories Sec. 15/12.3 10 due, 11 posted
33 F 11/9 Failure theories Sec. 15/12.3
34 M 11/12 Energy methods Sec. 16/11.1-11.4
W 11/14 Exam 2, 8:00-10:00 PM (no class)
35 F 11/16 Energy methods Sec. 16/11.5
36 M 11/19 Energy methods Sec. 16/11.5
W 11/21 Holiday Thanksgiving
F 11/23 Holiday Thanksgiving
37 M 11/26 Introduction to finite element methods Sec. 17
38 W 11/28 Introduction to finite element methods Sec. 17 11 due, 12 posted
39 F 11/30 Introduction to finite element methods Sec. 17
40 M 12/3 Buckling of columns Sec. 18/10.1-10.3
41 W 12/5 Buckling of columns Sec. 18/10.1-10.3 12 due
42 F 12/7 Review
12/12-17 Final Exams-TBA
Reading assignments from lecture book/optional text book