Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Strength of Materials (2500016) – Course 2025/26 PDF

Contents

Stress. Stress tensor. Movement and deformation. Strain tensor. Linear elasticity. Hooke's law. Stress-strain relationship. Experimental study. Limit stress, allowable stress and safety factor. Equivalent stress and strength criteria. Solid mechanics and elasticity theory. Problems Solid mechanics and elasticity theory. Laboratory

Dedication

4h Large group + 4h Medium group + 8h Laboratory classes + 22h 24m Self Study
Total: 38h 24m

Beam and structure concepts. Principles of Strength of Materials. Definition of stress resultants in one section. Relationship between stress and strain. Resultants in mid-plane beams. Equilibrium equations in straight beams. Support structures and links in the middle plane. Isostatic and hyperstatic structures. Stress resultants diagrams. Analysis of hyperstatic structures. Fundamentals of Strength of Materials. Problems Foundations of Strength of Materials. Laboratory

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 4h Laboratory classes + 8h 23m Self Study
Total: 14h 23m

Axial force in straight beams. Sections of several materials. articulated structures: Isostatic and hyperstatic. Axial force. Problems Axial force. Laboratory

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 2h Laboratory classes + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Pure bending. Skew pure bending. Bending in beams of small curvature. Sections of various materials. Composite bending. Bending moment. Problems Bending moment. Laboratory

Dedication

6h Large group + 6h Medium group + 8h Laboratory classes + 28h Self Study
Total: 48h

Elementary theory of sheart. Collignon's Formula. Solid sections. Thin sections. Warping deformation. Shear center. Sections of various materials. Shear. problems Shear. Laboratory

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self Study
Total: 19h 12m

Coulomb torsion. Saint-Venant torsion. Analogy of the membrane. Rectangular sections. Open thin sections. Hydrodynamic analogy. Closed thin sections. Torque. Problems Torque. Laboratory

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 4h Laboratory classes + 8h 23m Self Study
Total: 14h 23m