Module Descriptors
STRESS ANALYSIS (D\L)
MECH60500
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 30%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment weighted at 30% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3
An exam unseen in exam conditions length 2 hours weighted at 70% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Module Indicative Content
Axisymmetric Stress Analysis. Matrix methods. Direct and potential energy formulations. Finite element analysis of structural components. Practical application of a commercial package for stress analysis of real problems.
Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the contents will be facilitated via a Virtual Learning Environment
Practical and analytical assignments using laboratory equipment
Problem solving and student centred learning
Module Resources
Commercial Software Packages: Mathcad, MATLAB, ANSY finite element, Excel, PC projection. Laboratory provision.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CED20065-5 Mechanical Systems (D\L) or equivalent.
Module Texts
Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, R D Cook, D S Malkus & M E Plesha, Wiley, 1989, ISBN: 0471503193
Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, R W Hertzberg, Wiley, (1996), 4th Ed, ISBN: 0471012149