| Semester 1, 2021 On-campus Springfield | |
| Short Description: | Stress Analysis |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 030701 - Mechanical Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: CIV1501 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GEPR
Synopsis
Every structure or machine has to perform its intended function within a predetermined and acceptable probability of failure. Stress analysis addresses the strength and rigidity of structures and machines while under load. It predicts how force is carried through a structure or machine and how the materials at any point in any individual member resist the force. As such, stress analysis is essential to the design function and the analysis function. Every engineer who has to make a judgement on the strength and stability of any structure, machine or mechanism, no matter how simple or how complex, must understand the fundamental principles of stress analysis.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- review and apply the principles of static equilibrium to the analysis of structures such as pressure vessels, beams, and torsion members;
- evaluate stress and strain within various structures by applying the appropriate engineering theories;
- formulate solutions to problems requiring the application of suitable engineering theories for stress and strain;
- locate and calculate the highest equivalent stress on any section of a beam or shaft undergoing simple or combined loading, and determine if yield failure will occur.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Normal stress and strain | 5.00 |
| 2. | Pressure vessels | 5.00 |
| 3. | Shear stress and strain | 5.00 |
| 4. | Torsion members | 10.00 |
| 5. | Stress analysis | 15.00 |
| 6. | Strain analysis | 10.00 |
| 7. | Theories of elastic failure | 5.00 |
| 8. | Beam members | 20.00 |
| 9. | Shear stress in beams | 10.00 |
| 10. | Combined loading | 5.00 |
| 11. | Elastic plastic analysis | 5.00 |
| 12. | Buckling | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=MEC2402)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
(in SI units.)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 16.00 |
| Lectures | 26.00 |
| Private Study | 87.00 |
| Tutorials | 26.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 150 | 15 | 11 Mar 2021 | 1,2,3,4 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 150 | 15 | 01 Apr 2021 | 1,2,3,4 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 3 | 300 | 30 | 29 Apr 2021 | 1,2,3,4 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 4 | 400 | 40 | 03 Jun 2021 | 1,2,3,4 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle).
Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2). -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination for this course. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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Referencing in Assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at