CEVE 312 Strength of Materials Laboratory

Spring Semester 2009

Ryon 201 – Tuesday 2:30 to 5:30 pm

Instructor : Professor Satish Nagarajaiah

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

213 Ryon Laboratory

713-348-6207

nagaraja@rice.edu

Laboratory Technician: Albert Daniel Neumann

Albert.D.Neumann@rice.edu

107 Ryon Engineering Lab

713-348-4335

Laboratory Assistants : Chaojun Huang

Chaojun.Huang@rice.edu

Venkata Srivishnu Mohan Vemuru

Srivishnu.Mohan.V.Vemuru@rice.edu

Office Hours : TBA

Prerequisite : Concurrent or previous enrollment in CEVE/MECH 311

Course Content : Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of ferrous, nonferrous metals, and concrete. Includes experimental techniques and application of strain gauges and study of beams and columns.

Textbook : James M. Gere, Mechanics of Materials, Sixth Edition

Grading Policy : Laboratory Reports 100%

Laboratory Report due date will be announced in class. Report submitted late will receive partial grade at the discretion of the instructor.

ADA

If you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please contact me to discuss your needs. Additionally, you will need to register with the Disability Support Services Office in the Ley Student Center. 713/348-5841; www.rice.edu/dss

TOPICS:

• Data Analysis (1 class)

• Determination of natural frequency of structural models (1 class)

• Buckling of Columns (1 class)

• Testing of beams (1 class)

• Testing of truss and frame (1 class)

• Tensile tests of Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Bars (1 class)

• Proportioning of concrete mixes and compressive, split cylinder, and flexural tests on concrete (2 classes)

• Determination of the beam deflection equation for a simply supported beam (1 class)

• Flexural and shear failure of a wooden beam (1 class)

• Techniques in applying electrical resistance strain gages and methods of making measurements (2 classes)

• Strain Measurements (1 class)

LABORATORY REPORTS:

Laboratory reports should consist of the following:

1. Title Page showing the name of the experiment, date performed, name of the student(s) submitting the report.

2. Abstract involving overview of the objectives, procedure, the results of the experiment and main conclusion.

3. Table of Contents

4. Objectives –A brief description of the objectives of the experiment.

5. Procedure –A description of the actual techniques, equipment and procedure used.

6. Results –Presentation of test results. Results are to be tabulated if necessary. Actual data need not be presented here.

7. Discussion –Should contain an explanation of calculations and results. Compare results with expectations, and suggest possible sources of error, if relevant.

8. Conclusions –A brief summary of the experimental results in relation to the original objectives of the experiment.

9. References

10. Appendix –Data and sample calculations must be presented.

All parts of the report must be typed using a word processor*.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

CEVE 312 is a sophomore level laboratory course for engineering students designed to demonstrate behavior of materials and structural elements using experiments. The objectives of the course are as follows:

1. Learn experimental techniques

2. Determine mechanical properties of materials by experiments

3. Learn behavior of structural elements by experiments

4. Learn to analyze and synthesize test results, write individual and group reports incorporating experimental data,

graphs, assessment of results, and conclusions

COURSE OUTCOMES

CEVE 312 has the following outcomes. Students completing the course will have:

1. Ability to design and conduct experiments, acquire data, analyze and interpret data

2. Ability to determine the behavior of ferrous and nonferrous metals subjected to normal and shear stresses by means

of experiments

3. Ability to determine the behavior of structural elements, such as bars, beams and columns subjected to tension,

compression, shear, bending, and torsion by means of experiments

4. Physical insight into the behavior materials and structural elements, including distribution of stresses and strains,

deformations and failure modes

5. Write individual and group reports: present objectives, describe test procedures and results, synthesize and discuss

the test results, present conclusions