Fundamentals-

Stress,Strain,Hooke's law,Beams and trusses(theory),torque and torsion,Moment of Inertia(brief),Radius of Gyration,Spring,Columns(Theory),Shafts(Types include theory),Struts(Types and theory),Beams(Types and Theory),Mechanical Properties of Materials.

Main and brief Contents...

Chapter-1 Stress and strain

Bars-Tension and compression

Relation between Elastic Moduli(Bulk modulus,Shear Modulus and poison ratio),Different stresses induced in bar on tensile test,Axial forces acting on bars-statically inderminate problems,Initial and thermal stress

Chapter-2 Analysis of Stress and strain

Normal and shearing stress(condition on maximum)-on bars,Circle of stress (Mohr's Circle),Principal stress and principal planes

Chapter-3 Beams(statically determinate and statically indeterminate)

Types of beams-simply supported,hinged and cantilever beams

a)Shearing Force and Bending Moment

Bending Moment and shear Force -relation,Diagrams(BM and SF),Transversally loaded beams,Principal stresses in Bending,Deflection of Transversally loaded beams

b)Deflection of transversally loaded beams(Uniformally Loaded Beam,Simply supported beam loade with a Concentrated Load)-Determination of deflections by different methods

c)Statically intederminate beams-frames,continiuous beams

d)Beams of variable cross-section,Beams of two materials-Reinforced Concrete beams

Chapter-4 Columns and struts

Combined bending and tension or compression.

Struts-Shot strut and continuous struts,Columns-slender columns( Critical load ,stress and design of columns)

Chapter-5 Shafts(Circular,Hollow and rectangular cross-section)

shafts - torsion of shafts, combined bending and twist circular shafts

Spring-closed coil and helical spring

Chapter-6 Energy of strain

Elastic Strain energy,impact bending,tension generated on impact

ADVANCED -

Thin plates and shells

Curved Bars

Buckling of bars, plates and shells

Stress concentration