| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 303136 (v.1) WASM Engineering Physics 132 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Stresses in thin wall cylindrical pressure vessels. Bearing stresses. Stresses in beams due to bending and shear. Torsional stress in circular shafts and design of shaft couplings and keys. Bending of composite beams. Mohr's circle of stresses. Deflection of beams. Buckling of struts. Introduction to statically indeterminate structures. Introduction to design of structural members. Structural steel connections. Applications to the minerals industry. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Developed the ability to select appropriate materials and design structural members. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Beer F.P., Johnston E.R. and DeWolf J.T., Mechanics of Materials, McGraw Hill Publishing. Nw York. |
| Unit Texts: | Beer F.P., Johnston E.R. and DeWolf J.T., Mechanics of Materials, McGraw Hill Publishing. New York. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | A minimum grade of 50% is required to pass the unit. Assignments 10%, Final examination 50%, Mid semester test (1) 20%, Mid semester test (2) 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
