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Mechanics & design

Strength of Materials (SOM)

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58FormulasFormulas
35ExamplesWorked Examples
167InterviewInterview Qs
77GATEGATE Qs

Strength of Materials: shaft assembly with spur gear and bearing housings

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Structural / Mechanical Design Engineer

Concept to Design

Formulas → sizing

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Tension plate under axial load — Stress and Strain Basics

Stress and Strain Basics

31 min

Plate with hole — Hooke’s Law & Elastic Constants

Hooke's Law & Elastic Constants

31 min

Axial bar — Axial Loading and Thermal Stress

Axial Loading & Thermal Stress

31 min

Loaded member — Strain Energy and Impact Loading

Strain Energy and Impact Loading

22 min

Stress element — Principal Stresses and Mohr’s Circle

Principal Stresses and Mohr’s Circle

22 min

Loaded beam — Bending Moment Diagram

Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams

29 min

Beam under loads — Bending Stress in Beams

Bending Stress in Beams

31 min

Shear specimen — Shear Stress in Beams

Shear Stress in Beams

31 min

Deflected beam — Deflection of Beams

Deflection of Beams

27 min

Shaft under torsion — Torsion of Circular Shafts

Torsion of Circular Shafts

35 min

Pressurised vessel motif — Thin Cylinders and Spheres

Thin Cylinders and Spheres

22 min

Thick wall vessel motif — Thick Cylinders and Spheres

Thick Cylinders and Spheres

18 min

Buckled column — Euler and Rankine Column Buckling

Column Buckling (Euler & Rankine)

27 min

Static load block — Theories of Failure

Theories of Failure

25 min

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Where Strength of Materials (SOM) is used

BeamsFrames and structural members
ShaftsTorsion and combined loading
Pressure vesselsHoop and longitudinal stress
Machine framesStiffness and strength checks

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