Overview

This unit of study aims to enhance your ability to solve advanced problems involving force equilibrium, deformation and stress in machine components and structures.

Requisites

Prerequisites
MEE20004 Structural Mechanics
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse structural and material behaviour. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2)
  • Apply relevant standards and codes of practice in the design of structures and machine components (K3, S1, S3)
  • Use finite element package to determine stress and deformation of practical machine components and structures (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2)
  • Safely execute experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions (K2, K6, S1, A7)
  • Conduct laboratory activities as part of a team and generate individual high quality reports (A2, A7)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		2.00 6 weeks 12
Live Online
Lecture		2.00 6 weeks 12
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class		2.00 3 weeks 6
On-campus
Practical		2.00 2 weeks 4
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		7.67 12 weeks 92
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
ExaminationIndividual 40 - 60% 1,2,3 
Laboratory ReportIndividual/Group 15 - 30% 4,5 
QuizIndividual 15 - 30% 1,2,3 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Fundamental theories
  • Variation of stress and strain
  • Applications of the equilibrium and strain-displacement equations
  • Elementary plasticity
  • Thin plates and shells
  • Finite element analysis
  • Statically indeterminate structures
  • Graduate Attribute Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
  • Graduate Attribute Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.