- Quantity, units and dimensions
- Uniaxial stress and deformation analysis
- Material relations. Hooke’s law
- Stress – deformation
- Shear stress – deformation
- Uniformly distributed loads
- Section methods. Shear and moment diagrams
- Beam theory, section quantity, planar surface geometry, boundary conditions and beam deflection formulas
- Elastic torsion during circular symmetric sections
- Euler’s buckling formula
- Safety factors
- Stress concentrations
- Basic classic fatigue
ML1201 Strength of Materials, General Course 6.0 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2024 Start 26 Aug 2024 programme students
- Course location
KTH Södertälje
- Duration
- 26 Aug 2024 - 27 Oct 2024
- Periods
- P1 (6.0 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
51771
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 10
- Target group
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- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus ML1201 (Autumn 2023–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus ML1201 (Autumn 2023–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Calculate and dimension uniaxial stress and deformation conditions in structures outgoing from models for slim structures
- Decide the used models applicability and understand approximations
- Decide the used models applicability and have an understanding of approximations and their effect on the results
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
- Approved module TENA and TENB in ML1000
- Approved module statics in ML1101
- Approved module material in ML1200
or
- Approved module TENA and TENB in ML1000
- Approved module statics in ML1101
- Approved module SEM1 in ML16118
Recommended prerequisites
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Equipment
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Literature
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- LAB1 - Laborations, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
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Main field of study
Technology
Education cycle
First cycle
Add-on studies
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