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CVEN20010

Academic Year 2024/2025

Mechanics of Solids (CVEN20010)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Abdollah Malekjafarian
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This modules focuses on the interactions between, and response of solid bodies, subjected to externally applied loads. Methods for determining the internal forces in simple structural systems are developed in addition to procedures for quantifying the demand, in terms of induced stresses, on structural materials.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of force and moment equilibrium and recognise the difference between statically determinate & statically indeterminate structures.
2. Analyse simple structural systems to determine internal axial forces, shear forces, torques and bending moments as appropriate.
3. Determine beam deflections due to externally applied loading.
4. Quantify stresses, due to axial forces, shear forces, torques and bending moments on various cross-sections.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Lectures

36
Tutorial

4
Laboratories

6
Total

116

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Assignments
Class tests - problem based learning
Laboratories - active learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
MEEN10030 - Mechanics for Engineers

Incompatibles:
BSEN20010 - Engineering & Surveying

Equivalents:
Mechanics of Solids I (MEEN20040)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignments Week 6, Week 12 Graded No
12
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Short class tests taken in lectures Week 3, Week 6, Week 9, Week 12 Graded No
4
 No
Report(s): 2 lab reports per student Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
8
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Tutorials Week 3, Week 6, Week 9, Week 12 Graded No
3
 No
Exam (In-person): End of Semester Examination End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
73
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

A mixture of class and individual feedback after class tests, labs and assignment

Name Role
Assoc Professor Neal Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Theodoros Varouxis Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 Fri 13:00 - 13:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 22, 25 Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 30, 33 Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - 23, 26 Thurs 15:00 - 17:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 2 Week(s) - 24, 30 Thurs 15:00 - 17:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 3 Week(s) - 25, 31 Thurs 15:00 - 17:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 4 Week(s) - 29, 32 Thurs 15:00 - 17:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 5 Week(s) - 23, 29 Fri 15:00 - 17:50
Spring Laboratory Offering 6 Week(s) - 25, 31 Fri 15:00 - 17:50
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