2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials F
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Wakako Araki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed (SL-101(S011))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.A202
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this lecture is to provide students with a basic knowledge of the mechanical response of materials used for mechanical components to external forces, and to help them understand the need for and methods of strength design of the mechanical components. First, the mechanical properties of materials and the relationship between stress and strain are explained. Next, the concepts of allowable stress and safety factor are addressed. Furthermore, the mechanical response of materials under tension/compression, torsion and bending is explained.
Course description and aims
Through this course, you will acquire/understand the followings.
1) Basic concept of mechanics of materials with comprehensive understanding of stress and strain.
2) Stress and strain of bars and shafts under tension, compression, and torsion.
3) Stress, strain, and deflection of beams under bending.
Keywords
Stress; Strain; Tension; Compression; Torsion; Bending
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures and exercises
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction; Stress and strain; Mechanical properties |
Stress and strain; Mechanical properties; Safety factor |
| Class 2 | Tension and compression |
Allowable stress and safety factor; Tension and compression |
| Class 3 | Torsion of shafts |
Solid and hollow cylinders |
| Class 4 | Bending of beams; Shear force and bending moment; Bending stress; Moment of inertia of area |
SFD; BMD; Bending moment |
| Class 5 | Bending deflection of beams; Second inertia of cross section |
Bending deflection of beams |
| Class 6 | Multi-axial loading; Thin-wall cylinder and sphere; Plane stress and strain |
Multi-axial loading; Thin-wall cylinder and sphere; Plane stress and strain |
| Class 7 | Summary; Final exercise |
Final exercise |
Study advice (preparation and review)
For effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes on preparing for class and another 100 minutes on reviewing class contents afterwards (including assignments) for each class, by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
Mechanics of Materials, JSME Textbook Series
Reference books, course materials, etc.
NA
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercises (100%)
Related courses
- MAT.A206 ： Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Materials
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of mechanics and differential equations.