Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

Spring 2015
ME 6213: Introduction to Solid Mechanics
Instructor
Dr. Nikhil Gupta, Associate Professor
Room # RH 502A, Ph: 718-260 3080, Email: ngupta@nyu.edu
Office Hours: Thursday 2-4 pm, other times by appointment.
Text Book
Boresi & Schmidt
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0-471-43881-6
Reference Books
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Author: Roman Solecki and R. Jay Conant
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Advanced Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Ed

Authors: Robert D. Cook and Warren C. Young
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Grading Scheme
Two mid-terms (20% each)
Three homework assignments
One in-class assignment
Final exam

= 40%
= 15%
= 10%
= 35%

Syllabus
1) Review of fundamentals of mechanics
2) Stress and strains concepts
3) Stress-strain relations for anisotropic, orthotropic and isotropic materials
4) Buckling of columns
5) Curved bars
6) Beams on elastic foundations

Midterm exam 1: March 3

In-class assignment: May 5
100-93 A,
72-69 C,

93-89 A-,
69-66 C-,

Midterm exam 2: April 14

89-84 B+,
66-63 D+,

84-80 B,
63-60 D,

80-76 B60-0 F

76-72 C+,

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