Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Strenght of Materials AEM212 Turkish Compulsory 4. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Oral presentation
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan ÖZDEMİR
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan ÖZDEMİR (Bahar)
Goals The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the stress, strain, and deformation behavior of engineering structures and elements under the influence of loads, and to acquire fundamental engineering knowledge that will allow them to analyze the strength of structural elements using strength of materials principles. Furthermore, it aims to enable students to apply these principles in the safe and durable design of furniture and structural elements.
Course Content • Defines and explains fundamental concepts of strength such as stress, strain, and elasticity. • Analyzes and calculates stresses in structural elements under tensile, compressive, bending, shear, and torsional effects. • Evaluates the deformation behavior of structural elements under different loading conditions. • Determines and interprets the safe operating conditions of engineering elements using strength principles. • Solves engineering problems related to the strength and design of furniture and structural elements using strength knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Describes the basic principles of strength and static.
2 Structurally analyzes the furniture systems.
3 Structurally analyzes furniture joints.
4 Analyzes the stress and strain; external and internal forces; tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion and twisting strengths.
6 Knows the relations between section size and safety stress.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction: Strength in Basic Principles and Assumptions Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2. Week Sectional forces Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3. Week Sectional forces Practice, Question and Answer, Discussion
4. Week Elastic theory, safety stress. Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5. Week Normal (axial) stresses Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion, Case Study
6. Week Normal (axial) stresses Practice, Question and Answer, Discussion
7. Week Transformation of displacements: Plane Strain Condition, Mohr's Circle Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8. Week Shear stresses Practice, Question and Answer, Discussion
9. Week Moment of inertia Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10. Week Bending of beams Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11. Week Bending of beams Practice, Question and Answer, Discussion
12. Week Shear stresses in bending Practice, Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13. Week Torsion Practice, Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14. Week Buckling Practice, Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students gain an advanced and contemporary knowledge and practical skill after general or vocational high school qualification. To obtain an ability to support his/her knowledge and practical skill with technical sources and equipment and to use basic and principle technical terminology of wood works industrial engineering. Student gain an insight to the subject to analyze, discuss, evaluate and bring about solutions for the problems in metal technologies and related teaching subjects. He/She gains an ability to solve problems in wood works industrial engineering using general and foundational since and knowledge.
2 Student can gather and use data to solve well defined problems on wood works industrial engineering subjects. He/She can efficiently use his or her practical and knowledge skills in practical applications. Students know general definitions of engineering drawing subject; he/she can read engineering drawings in wood works industrial engineering and also can design using computer programs. Students are familiar to measuring equipment used in wood works industrial engineering he/she has knowledge and practice to use and maintenance of measuring equipment.
3 Student can gather and use data to solve well defined problems on wood works industrial engineering subjects. He/She can efficiently use his or her practical and knowledge skills in practical applications. Students know general definitions of engineering drawing subject; he/she can read engineering drawings in wood works industrial engineering and also can design using computer programs. Students are familiar to measuring equipment used in wood works industrial engineering he/she has knowledge and practice to use and maintenance of measuring equipment.
4 To gain theoretical and practical skills in joining of furniture materials, implementing quality control in furniture structures and to give training on these subjects.
5 To obtain an adequate theoretical knowledge and practical skills on wood finishing process, furniture design, perspective, wooden surface decoration, modern furniture production techniques and mass production techniques and to use these techniques in teaching and training in vocational schools. Tracing any faults of furniture machines and providing for necessary maintenance and repairing.
6 To obtain an adequate theoretical knowledge and practical skills on composite materials, general structure of wood material, furniture strength, bonding technology, classic furniture design, furniture styles, classic furniture production, production and facility planning and to use these techniques in teaching and training in vocational schools.
7 Students gain skills for technical communication and team work with his/her colloquies and superior on subjects related to furniture technology and wood works industrial engineering such as design and practice. He/she has an ability to use Turkish language effectively in his/her personal or official communication. He/She has skill to represent his company/institution, sharing technical and intuitional information in electronic environment by oral or written communication.
8 Gaining ability to self-learning and also implementing his/her learning subject on wood works industrial engineering. To gain skill to conduct research on his/her subject personally and present results as technical reports. Monitoring new improvements and updating him/herself continuously and also updating and upgrading these improvements to his/her institution.
9 Having use of foreign languages can make communication and follow up new technologies in wood works industrial engineering.
10 Having adequate knowledge level for occupational requirement about software and hardware, computing skill to use office software, internet communication and some CAD sofware such as AutoCAD, 3Dmax. etc.
11 Having an adequate knowledge of health and safety in furniture work sectors and also knowledge of social security, ethic values, quality assurance systems, management and environment.
12 Being aware of Atatürk’s principles and his revolutions.
13 Students have enough theoretical and practical knowledge of teaching on wood works industrial engineering subjects.
14 Having ability to evaluate student’s progress and activities, he/she also provide for an environment to evaluate students each other. He/she can use and share the results obtained from evaluations to make improvements in teaching and training activities.
15 Having ability to self-evaluate him/her self to make progress and improvements. Being open minded to ideas and improvements he/she supports him/her self and institutions. He/she has knowledge of law, regulation and policy related to his/her job and obeys all the rules accordingly. He/she has a respect and awareness of the environment and the society.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 3 3 3 3 3
PY2 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 5 5 5 5 5
PY5 1 1 1 1 1
PY6 4 4 4 4 4
PY7 3 3 3 3 3
PY8 1 1 1 1 1
PY9 1 1 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 1 1 1 1 1
PY12 1 1 1 1 1
PY13 2 2 2 2 2
PY14 1 1 1 1 1
PY15 2 2 2 2 2
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Ders Kitabı veya Notu • M.H. Omurtag, "Mühendisler için mekanik statik ve mukavemet", Literatür  yayınevi, İstanbul, 2007
  • Diğer Kaynaklar • Eckelman, C.A., Strength Design of Furniture, Textbook, Purdue University, West  Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 2003
Evaluation Method
Bahar Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan ÖZDEMİR Vize 40.00
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan ÖZDEMİR Final 60.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 9 2 18
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1.5 1.5
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0