Price Faculty of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MECH 2222 Mechanics of Materials Winter 2025

Course Outline Course Goals

Introduce students to concepts of mechanics of materials, and provide a foundation necessary
for the design of load-bearing structures. This will be achieved through examination and
Instructor discussion on relationships among external loads acting on a structure, the intensity of internal
• Yuejian (Eugene) Chen forces (stress) and deformation induced in members of the structure, geometry of the
o yuejian.chen@umanitoba.ca structure, and properties of the material used in the structure, in various loading conditions.
o (204) 474-6828

Course Textbook and Learning Resources

Office Hours Mechanics of Materials, Eighth Edition (2020), F.P. Beer, E.R. Johnston, J.T. DeWolf, and D.F.
• E3-409 Mazurek, McGraw Hill, New York.
o Tuesday 1:30-2:20
Course Content
Teaching Assistants • Introduction and the Concept of Stress (1.1-1.5)
• Shazaib Ahsan • Stresses and Strain in Axially Loaded Structures (2.1[except C & F], 2.2-2.11[except 2.9])
- ahsans1@myumanitoba.ca
• Torsion (3.1-3.5)
• Farshid Golnary
• Pure Bending (4.1-4.5)
- golnaryf@myumanitoba.ca
• Analysis and Design of Beams in Bending (5.1-5.3)
• Mohamed Hatem
• Shear Stresses in Beams (6.1-6.4)
- hatemabm@myumanitoba.ca
• Ehsan Ramezani-Dobani
- ramezane@myumanitoba.ca Course Components
Component Location Days of the Week Time
Prerequisites Lectures E2-130 Tue., Thur. 08:30 - 09:45
• PHYS 1050, ENG 1440, COMP
Tutorials E2-130 Thur. 11:30 - 13:20
1012 and MATH 1700/1710
Laboratories E2-393 Mon. (B01), Thur. (B02) 14:30 - 17:15
Pre/Co-Requisites
• None
Responsibilities and Academic Integrity
Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest ethical standards
Course Website of the Profession of Engineering and evince academic integrity in all their pursuits and activities
• https://umanitoba.ca/umlearn at the university. Students must act in accordance with the General Academic Regulations and
Requirements. Students are reminded that plagiarism or any other form of cheating in
Contact Hours examinations, assignments, reports or term tests is subject to serious academic penalty (e.g.
• 4 credit hours suspension or expulsion from the faculty or university). A student found guilty of contributing
• Lectures to cheating in examinations or term assignments is also subject to serious academic penalty.
o 3 hours x 12 weeks = 36 hours
• Tutorials
o 2 hours x 12 weeks = 24 hours Copyright
• Labs All materials provided in this course are copyright. No part of the material protected by
o 3 hours x 3 weeks = 9 hours copyright law may be stored or redistributed in any manner without the express written
o permission of the relevant copyright holder.
Important Dates

Term Tests Student Support and Resources

• Feb 11: 08:30-09:30 An extensive range of resources and support services are available to students, including:
• Mar 25: 08:30-09:30 Academic Resources, Counselling, Advocacy and Accessibility.
Voluntary Withdrawal
• Mar 19, 2025 (Deadline) Technology and other Resource Requirements
Holidays Students must be able to access UMLearn, as well as utilize Matlab and a word processing
software.
• Louis Riel Day: Feb. 17, 2025
• Good Friday: Apr. 18, 2025

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 Accreditation Details Learning Outcomes
1. Recognize concepts of load, deformation, stress, and strain and apply a knowledge base
Accreditation Units for the analysis of basic problems.
• Mathematics: 0% 2. Describe mechanical properties of materials under various loading modes and utilize this
• Natural Science: 0% knowledge for the analysis of basic problems.
• Complementary Studies: 0% 3. Apply relationships between the external loads to a deformable body and the intensity of
• Engineering Science: 100% internal forces acting within the body.
• Engineering Design: 0% 4. Use equilibrium equations, strain-displacement equations, stress-strain relations, load-
stress and load-deformation relations, to analyze simple structures loaded in tension,
Graduate Attributes torsion and bending.
KB: knowledge base 5. Compare and discuss analytical and experimental results by performing laboratory
PA: problem analysis experiments and preparing reports.
IN: investigation
DE: design
Expected Competency Levels
ET: engineering tools Learning Attribute
IT: individual and team work Outcome KB PA IN DE ET IT CS PR IE EE EP LL
CS: communication skills 1 I I
PR: professionalism 2 I
IE: impact of engineering on 3 I D
society / environment 4 I I
EE: ethics and equity 5 D I I I
EP: economics and project
management
Evaluation
LL: life-long learning Assessment Tool Value (%) Attributes Being Assessed Feedback
Knowledge Base (KB.3)
Assignments 10% Summative
Competency Levels Problem Analysis (PA.2, PA.3)
I - Introduced Problem Analysis (PA.2, PA.3, PA.4)
D - Developed Investigation (IN.1, IN.3)
Summative
A - Advanced Laboratories 10% Engineering Tools (ET.1)
& Formative
Communication (CS.2)
Team Work (IT.1, IT.2)
Knowledge Base (KB.3)
Grading Scale Term Tests (2) 30%
Problem Analysis (PA.2, PA.3)
Summative
Knowledge Base (KB.3)
Final Exam 50% Summative
Letter Mark Problem Analysis (PA.2, PA.3, PA.4)
A+ ≥90
• Submitted work will be graded and returned within 2 weeks of submission
A 80-89.9
• Please view the schedule on UMLearn for a list of assessment and course component dates
B+ 75-79.9
B 70-74.9
C+ 65-69.9 Requirements and Regulations
• All references must be in IEEE reference style.
C 60-64.9
• Tutorial assignments must be submitted prior to the deadline in order to receive marks.
D 50-59.9
• Late laboratory report submissions will receive a 10% deduction/day, unless arranged in advance.
F <50 • There will be no make-up tests. The weight of any test missed for a valid medical or compassionate reason
will be transferred to the final exam.
The historical grade boundaries are • Participation at lectures and laboratories is required for the successful completion of this course.
shown above. These grade boundaries • Students must satisfy each evaluation component in the course to receive a passing final grade.
are subject to modifications at the • It is the responsibility of each student to contact the instructor in a timely manner if he or she is uncertain
conclusion of the course and are also about his or her standing in the course and about his or her potential for receiving a failing grade.
subject to departmental review.
• Students should also familiarize themselves with the General Academic Regulations and Section 3 of the Price
Faculty of Engineering Academic Regulations regarding incomplete term work, deferred examinations,
attendance and withdrawal. Students should also be aware of the Respectful Work and Learning Environment
Policy, Communications Policy, as well as all other regulations and policies.
• No programmable devices or systems (such as calculators, iPads, cell phones, wireless communication or
data storage devices) are allowed in examinations unless approved by the course instructor.
• Tests and exams will be closed book and closed notes unless indicated otherwise by the course instructor
• All work is to be completed individually and all submitted work must be the student’s own work.
• Deferred exam requests must follow the deferred exam policy and are not at the discretion of the instructor.
• The Temporary Absence Form must be submitted to the course instructor if you are absent or unable to
complete any component of the course for an approved extenuating circumstance.

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