ME 201 – S2 – Solid Mechanics – Autumn 2019

Instructor: Krishna N. Jonnalagadda

Office: S-22, Mechanical Engineering – Email: krishnajn@iitb.ac.in - Phone: 7538 (IITB Extn.)

Topics to be covered in the class:

§ Introduction to deformation of solids (1)
§ Idealization of constraints and loads for analysis – Free body diagrams (1)
§ Equilibrium analysis simple mechanical systems (2)
§ Axial deformation and stress in 1D (3)
§ Statically determinate and indeterminate problems (3)
§ Forces and moments transmitted under transverse loads (3)
§ Concept of stress and equilibrium equations (3)
§ Concept of strain and compatibility equations (3)
§ Stress and strain transformations (3)
§ Constitutive equations (stress-strain relations) (3)
§ Plane stress, plane strain and 2D boundary value problems (3)
§ Torsion of circular bars (3)
§ Bending stresses in beams of different cross-sections (6)
§ Energy Methods - Castigliano’s first and second theorems (3)

Books referred in this course: 1 and 2 are the main text books.
1. S.H. Crandell, M.C. Dahl and S.J. Lardner. An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids, McGraw Hill Education
(India) Private Limited, Third Edition, 2012.
2. E.P. Popov, T.A. Balan. Engineering Mechanics of Solids, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2012.
3. F.P. Beer and E.R. Johnston, Jr., J.T. DeWolf, D.F. Mazurek. Mechanics of Materials, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill
Education (India) Private Limited, 2013.
4. J.P. Den Hartog. Strength of Materials, Dover Publications, First Edition, 1974.
5. Gere and Timoshenko, Mechanics of Materials, Second Edition, CBS, 2006.

Assessment: All quizzes and exams will be closed book and closed notes. Quizzes will be conducted outside class hours.
Homework: 10%. Graded by picking 1 or 2 random questions. (n-1 scores used for grading)
Tutorial: 10%. Approximately 10 tutorials will be conducted in the class. They will be graded. (n-1 scores used for grading)
Quizzes: 40%. (4 quizzes. Make-up quizzes only for those with medical certificate.)
End-semester exam: 40%. Closed book and closed notes exam of 3 hour duration.
Attendance policy: Attendance will be taken, but not used for DX grade. Attendance will be used to pass students in
borderline cases.
Office hours: By appointment (contact information given above)

Quiz Schedule for the Semester

Quiz No. Month Date Day Time

1 Aug 22 Thursday 9 - 10 PM

2 Sep 12 Thursday 9 - 10 PM

3 Oct 10 Thursday 9 - 10 PM

4 Oct 31 Thursday 9 - 10 PM