3 hours/week Credit: 3
Mechanical
properties of materials: Fundamental concepts of stress and stain; Stresses and
strains in members subjected to tension, compression, shear and temperature
changes; Strain energy; Bending moment and shear force diagrams of beams and
frames; Flexural and shearing stresses in beams; Shear center; Thin-walled
pressure containers; Riveted and welded joints.