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YEAR 2 COURSES - PROGRAMME CORE

BMCG 2113 SOLID MECHANICS I LO2 Apply the thermodynamic principles using
LEARNING OUTCOMES property tables.
At the end of the course, students should be able to: LO3 Solve the thermodynamics processes relating
LO1 Describe and apply the basic concepts and to ideal gas and pure substances.
fundamental principles of solid mechanics. SYNOPSIS
LO2 Analyse and solve the state of stress and The aim of this course is to provide students a basic
strain in elastic structural members under understanding of the thermodynamics fundamental
various loading conditions. laws and the ability to implement them in solving a
LO3 Analyze and determine the principle stresses range of simple engineering problems. The course
for plane stress problem due to combine covers the following topics:
loading. • Introduction to thermodynamics: relevance in the
SYNOPSIS context of energy and the environment.
Introduction to various types of structures and type • Basic concepts: microscopic and macroscopic
of supports. Concepts of stress, strain, shear force points of view, system and control volume
and bending moment. Theory on torsion. Pure approaches, properties, state, equilibrium,
bending on a structure. Combination of loads. processes and cycles.
Transformation of stress. • Energy, heat, work and the First Law: kinetic,
REFERENCES potential and internal energy; heat transfer;
a. Beer, F.P., Johnston E.R., Jr, John, T., Dewolf, displacement work and shaft work; the first law
Kazurek, D. F., 2012, Mechanics of Materials, of thermodynamics for a system.
6th Edition (Global Edition) , McGraw-Hill.
b. Hibbeler, R.C., 2011, Mechanics of Materials, • Properties of substances: pure substances; the
8th Edition in SI Unit, Prentice Hall. two-property rule, state diagrams; intensive and
c. Gere, J.M., 2004, Mechanics of Materials, extensive properties; internal energy, enthalpy
Thomson. and specific heats; ideal and perfect gases;
d. Vable, M., 2002, Mechanics of Materials, phase change, vapour and liquid properties,
Oxford University Press. steam and water.
e. Shames, I.H., 2000, Introduction to Solid • The First Law for flow processes: the steady-flow
Mechanics, Prentice Hall. energy equation and application to e.g.
throttling processes, nozzles, turbines, pumps,
compressors.
BMCG 2713 THERMODYNAMICS I • Consequences of the Second law: Clausius
LEARNING OUTCOMES inequality, definition of entropy, state diagrams
At the end of this course, student should be able to: using entropy; T dS relationships; isentropic
LO1 Define the First and Second Law of processes for perfect gases; isentropic
Thermodynamics.

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