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Advanced Mechanics of Materials (ME EN 5300/6300)

University of Utah

Spring 2025

Course Description: Extension of concepts learned in mechanics of materials, along with survey of advanced topics. Includes advanced stress analysis in structural members and prediction of their failure; advanced topics in beam bending; torsion of non-circular cross-sections and thin-walled tubes; inelastic bending and torsion; energy methods; and elastic instability.

Course Outcomes: Assuming appropriate effort, by the end of this course, you will be able to …

  • evaluate complex states of stress and strain for a variety of loading scenarios
  • analyze factors influencing material failure and accurately predict its likelihood for complex states of loading
  • identify limitations of traditional mechanics of materials, or elementary, techniques
  • utilize solutions from Theory of Elasticity to solve complex problems that can’t be accurately addressed using traditional mechanics of materials techniques (e.g. torsion and bending of non-circular cross-sections, concentrated loads, etc)
  • apply energy methods to predict multiaxial structural deformation under complex loading
  • apply fundamental principles of plasticity to predict structural deformation beyond the elastic regime

Class Time:         Tu/Th 9:10-10:30 AM; WBB 617

Professor:           Pai Wang (pai.wang@utah.edu); MEK 2342

Office Hours:      Tu/Th 10:30-11:30 AM; WBB 617 (Or send an email for appointments at other time)

Grader:                 Erik Langlo (erik.langlo@utah.edu)

Text:                      Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, 5th Ed., A.C. Ugural & S.K. Fenster, Prentice Hall, 2012. (Note that a free online version of this text is available through the Marriott Library website; search for the text, click the “View It” tab, and sign into the service with your university email.)

Prerequisites:      For undergraduates (5300): ME EN 2010, ME EN 3310/15, and all ME EN-required Math courses. No Prerequisites (6300) for Master’s and Ph.D. students.

Grading:

Class Participation                                  5%

Homework assignments                        15%

Midterm exam one                                15%

Midterm exam two                                15%

Midterm exam three                              15%

Final exam                                             35%

  • No alternative dates for exams are available. Please make sure you can attend all scheduled exams.

Homework

  • Unless otherwise posted, homework will be due weekly at 11:59 PM on the Thursday following the week where the relevant material was covered in lecture. Late HW will NOT be accepted.
  • Assignments will be distributed via Canvas and turned in and graded using Gradescope (you’ll be linked to Gradescope via your email address in the Canvas class roster). All work must be submitted in pdf format. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that work is legible.
  • To receive credit, solutions must demonstrate the full solution process (answers lacking support will receive no credit).
  • You are encouraged to work with others on the homework, but the work you submit must reflect your own understanding.

 

Exams

Each midterm exams will be designed to take 80 minutes. The final exam will take 120 minutes.
All exams will be open-book, open-notes, open-computer, etc.
Do NOT use your phone for any purpose during exams.
You can bring and use any tool that does not need internet connection during the exam.
Internet and any other forms of communication are strictly prohibited during exams.

 

University Policies

  1. The Americans with Disabilities Act. The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in this class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Building, (801) 581-5020. CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations. All written information in this course can be made available in an alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.
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  4. Other College / University Policies. See the COE Guidelines (https://www.coe.utah.edu/students/current/semester-guidelines/Links to an external site.; link also provided on Canvas homepage).