UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SPRING 2014 EML6653 APPLIED ELASTICITY PROFESSOR ALEX A. VOLINSKY, VOLINSKY@ENG.USF.

EDU, LECTURES: TH 5-7:45 PM ISA 3050 OFFICE HOURS: R BEFORE LECTURE, ENC2214 TA: HESHAM MRAIED, HESHAM@MAIL.USF.EDU TA OFFICE HOURS: WED., FRI. 9-10 AM ENG120D REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity by Ugural and Fenster, Prentice Hall, Fifth Edition, 2012 COURSE OBJECTIVES: Apply the fundamentals of elasticity to engineering problems. Comparison with solutions obtained by using elementary strength of materials in solving engineering problems will be emphasized. Practical problems will be solved and advantages of using particular methods will be illustrated. Pre-Requisites: Strength of Materials or Mechanics of Materials, or equivalent. TOPICS COVERED (tentative): 1. 1/9 Th Introductory lecture. Analysis of Stress 2. 1/16 Th Analysis of Stress 3. 1/23 Th Analysis of Strain 4. 1/30 Th Stress-Strain Equations 5. 2/6 Th Two Dimensional Problems in Elasticity 6. 2/13 Th Criteria for Materials Failure 7. 2/20 Th Bending of Beams 8. 2/27 Th Torsion 9. 3/6 Th Exam 1 3/10-15 Spring Break 10. 3/20 Th Energy Methods 11. 3/27 Th Impact Problems 12. 4/3 Th Elastic Stability 14. 4/10 Th Large Deflections 15. 4/17 Th Finite Element Analysis 16. 4/24 Th Exam 2

Assignment of Grades:
Homework Quizzes Exam 1 Exam 2 25% A >85% 25% (No late HW accepted) 25% (mostly every class for the first 20 to 30 min, no make-up quizzes) 25%

B >75%

C >65%

D >55%

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