Module Details

Module Code: MECH H2607
Module Title: Mechanics of Materials 1
Title: Mechanics of Materials 1
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Cathal Nolan
Module Author:: Edmond Tobin
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide the student with:
• the skills to analyse the internal effects of forces applied to the members in an aircraft structure, as evidenced by the stresses and deformations resulting.
• a foundation for subsequent modules in the area of Aircraft Structural Mechanics, with particular reference to Aircraft structures
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Analyse the behaviour of composite materials subject to loading.
LO2 Apply formulae to determine the shear force and bending moment distributions of beams.
LO3 Solve the forces in the individual members of a loaded truss or framework in an aircraft.
LO4 Contribute effectively, as an individual and as part of a group, to the planning and realization of investigations in a laboratory environment into the behaviour of structural materials in service.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Frameworks
Analysis of the loads carried by individual members of a loaded frame in an aircraft by the Method of Joints.
Composite Materials
Use of Composite materials in Aircraft applications. Elastic constants of Composite materials – Rule of Mixtures. Particulate, fibre and laminar composites.
Properties of Sections
Centroid of a cross-section. Second Moment of Area; Parallel Axis Theorem; Second Moment of Area of composite sections; Section Modulus.
Shear Force and Bending Moment in beams
Shear force and bending moment distributions; Simply supported beams & Cantilevers; Concentrated loading; Uniformly distributed loading.
Stress due to bending
Direct Stresses in beams of rectangular cross-section due to bending; Shear Stresses in beams of rectangular cross-section due to bending; Stresses in beams of composite/irregular cross-section; Maximum allowable applied loads.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment80.00%
Practical20.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 5 Learning Outcomes  
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
CA 1
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 9 Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
CA 2
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be expected to sit a number of individual written assessments throughout the academic year, typically at the conclusion of one or more learning outcomes.
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will carry out a number of laboratory experiments throughout the academic year and will produce written reports describing each one. Students will be assigned to groups for the execution of the laboratory practical work but reports must be submitted on an individual basis.
The laboratory practical work will include the following:
• Shear force in a beam
• Bending moment in a beam
• Modulus of Rigidity
• Stresses in a thin cylinder
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Laboratory Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 1.00 12
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description 15 Weeks per Stage 5.13 77
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Thomas Henry Gordon Megson. (2017), Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 6th. Elsevier, p.859, [ISBN: 9780080969053].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • C T Sun. (2006), Mechanics of Aircraft Structures, 2nd. Wiley, [ISBN: ISBN: 978-0471-69966-8].
  • Benham & Crawford. Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Pearson 2nd Edition, [ISBN: ISBN: 978-0582-25164-9].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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