Strength of Materials is a fundamental subject needed primarily for the
students of Mechanical sciences. As the engineering design of different
components, structures etc. used in practice are done using different kinds of
materials, it is essential to understand the basic behavior of such materials.
The objective of the present course is to make the students acquainted with the
concept of load resultant, consequences and how different kinds of loadings can
be withstood by different kinds of members with some specific materials. NPTEL
lecture series on Strength of Materials are prepared, explaining the
fundamentals in a simple and lucid manner so that the students can grasp the
basics of the application of loading system and its consequence in a deformable
body.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mechanics
PRE-REQUISITES
Basic Engineering applications
INDUSTRY SUPPORT – LIST OF COMPANIES/INDUSTRY THAT WILL RECOGNIZE/VALUE THIS ONLINE COURSE
All manufacturing industries
Construction sector
Structural design
organisations
11530 students have enrolled already!!
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya is a senior Professor and former Head
of Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. He was the Director of CSIR-Central
Building Research Institute at Roorkee for six years between 2009 to 2015. He has a vast experience in teaching and
research in Structural Engineering. Presently he is the Deputy Director of IIT
Kharagpur. His areas of research include fluid-structure interaction,
structural health monitoring, sustainable materials amongst others. He has
published more than 200 papers in peer reviewed National / International
journals and conferences. He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of
Engineering, Indian Association of Structural Engineering and Institution of
Engineers (India).
COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1: Analysis of stresses
Week 2: Analysis of strain
Week 3: Stress-strain relations
Week 4: Uniaxial loading
Week 5: Torsion Week 6: Bending of Beams - 1
Week 7: Bending of Beams - 2
Week 8: Deflection of Beams - 1
Week 9: Deflection of Beams - 2 Week 10: Combined stresses Week 11: Stability of columns Week 12: Spring SUGGESTED READING
1. Mechanics of Materials – E.P. Popov; Strength of Materials – Timoshenko 2. Mechanics of Solids & Structures – D,W.A. Rees; Strength of Materials – D.
S. Prakash Rao
CERTIFICATION EXAM
The exam is optional for a fee. Exams will be on 22 October 2017.
Time: Shift 1: 9am-12 noon; Shift 2: 2pm-5pm
Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The
online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam
fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam
registration form is published.
CERTIFICATE
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score.
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 8 out of 12 assignments.
E-Certificate
will be given to those who register and write the exam and score
greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your
name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It
will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT KHARAGPUR. It will be e-verifiable
at nptel.ac.in/noc
