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Strength of Materials

List of topics

R-2013, all topics are given and important topics are highlighted, list of derivations is given in
the end. Corresponding chapters in RK Bansal text book are given at each unit.

Unit 1: STRESS, STRAIN AND DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

1. Rigid Bodies and deformable solids

2. Tension, compression, Shear Stresses

3. Deformation of simple Bars

4. Deformation of compound Bars

5. Problems on Deformation of Simple and Compound Bars

6. Thermal Stresses

7. Elastic Constants

8. Volumetric Strains

9. Stresses on Inclined Planes

10. Principal Stresses and Principal Planes

11. Problems on Principal Planes

12. Mohr’s Circle of Stress

Topics 1-8 will be asked in 11 a. and topics 9-12 will be asked in 11 b. important topics are
highlighted.Chapter 1,2,3 in RK Bansal Text book.

Unit – II :TRANSVERSE LOADING ON BEAMS AND STRESSES IN BEAMS

1.Shear Force and Bending moment Diagrams (SF & BM)

2.Problems on Cantilever (SF and BM)

3.Problems on Simply supported beams (SF and BM)

4.Overhanging beams (SF and BM)

5.Theory of Simple Bending

6.Bending Stress distribution in Symmetrical Beams

7.Bending stress distribution in unsymmetrical beams

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8.Flitched Beams

9.Shear Stress Distribution

Topics 1-4 will be asked in 12 a, and topics 5 to 9 will be asked in 12 b. Important topics are
highlighted.Chapter 6,7 and 8 in RK Bansal Textbook.

Unit – III : TORSION

1. Torsion, stress formulation and deformation

2. Torsion in circular hollow shafts and solid shafts

3. Stepped Shafts, compound shaft and related problems

4. Deflection in shaft fixed at both ends

5. Stresses in Helical Springs

6. Problems on stresses and deformation in helical springs (closed and open coil)

7. Carriage Springs (leaf spring) and related problems

Topics 1-4 will be asked in 13 a, and topics 5 to 7 will be asked in 13 b. Important topics are
highlighted.Chapter 16 in RK Bansal Text Book.

Unit – IV : DEFLECTION OF BEAMS

1. Double Integration Method and problems (cantilever, ssb and overhanging)

2. Macualay’s Methodand problems (cantilever, ssb and overhanging)

3. Area Moment Methodand problems (cantilever, ssb and overhanging)

4. Conjugate Beam and problems (cantilever, ssb and overhanging) no need to study varying EI
type.

5. Strain Energy

6. Maxwell’s Reciprocal Theorem

Topics 1-4 will be asked in 14 a, and topics 5 and 6 will be asked in 14b. Important topics are
highlighted. In this question sometimes questions from strain energy might not be asked. And
both a, and b will be from beam deflection. So do not skip beam deflection methods. And read
Macaulay’s method compulsorily.Chapters12, 13, 14 and 4 in RK Bansal Text book.

Unit – V : THIN CYLINDERS SPHERES AND THICK CYLINDERS

1. Stresses in Thin Cylindrical Shell due to internal pressure (Circumferential and Longitudinal
Stress) and related problems on stress, change in dimensions.

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2. Spherical Shell subjected to internal pressure and related problems change in volume,
change in diameter.

3. Lame’s Theorem and problems on thick cylinders

All topics may be mixed in both a, and b. This is a very small unit attempt to read fully.
Important topics are highlighted.Chapters 17 and 18 in RK Bansal Textbook.

List of derivations in each unit

(Important topics are highlighted)
Unit 1

1. Derivation of relationship between young’s modulus and modulus of rigidity.

2. Derivation of deformation of bar due to self-weight
3. Derivation of deformation of uniformly tapering circular and rectangular bar.

Unit 2

1. Derivation of bending equation.

2. Derivation of maximum shear stress in a rectangular cross section.

Unit 3

1. Derivation of torsion equation.

2. Derivation of deformation and stress in springs (open coil only)

Unit 4

1. Derivation of deflection for any beam subjected to any load may be asked to derived
using any one of the four methods.

Unit 5

1. Derivation of Lame’s theorem (Thick cylinder)

2. Derivation of stress in thin cylindrical shell, and corresponding strain and change in
volume

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