Foundations of Solid Mechanics
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Learning outcomes
Foundations of Solid Mechanics is one of the primary subjects for civil engineering and mechanical engineering. As a branch of mechanics, Foundations of Solid Mechanics is a basic subject for structural analysis and design deals with loads, deformations and the forces acting on the members. This course provides a conceptual introduction to stress and strain, bending, shear and torsion, and intends to make the students understand the rudimentary knowledge of structural analysis and design.
Content
This course focuses primarily on the notion of stress and strain; the stress and strain due to different internal forces like axial force, bending moment, shear force and torsion; analysis and design of beams; plane-stress transformation; Mohr s circle and failure theories and buckling of columns, etc.
Teacher
Mohamed Noureldin
Study material
Teaching handouts will be provided. More details will be given in the syllabus and/or the 1st lecture.
Workload
Lectures, exercise, homework, and student self-learning. Details will be given in the syllabus
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites: KJR-C1001 Statiikka ja dynamiikka /COE-C1001 Statics and Dynamics/COE-C1002 Statics/ENG-C1002 Statiikka
Evaluation
Weekly assignments (Homework), the mid-term exam (or report), and the final exam will be considered in the assessment.
Teaching time and location
The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system
- The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
- From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected
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From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.
Further information
Equivalences to other courses: KJR-C2001 Foundations of Solid Mechanics
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Registration for this course starts on 22.9.2025 at 9.00
Registration for this course ends on 27.10.2025 at 23.59
It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.
The number of participants is limited to 5.
This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Engineering.
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