= AE 209 Solid Mechanics =
==  Introduction:  ==
Solid Mechanics would be the first introductory course to the structural aspect of aerospace engineering and is a precursor to aerospace structural mechanics. The course does not teach any tools specific to aerospace engineering but lays a foundation to later courses.
== Credits: ==
8(3L-0T-1P-8C)
== Prerequisites: ==
None
== Course Contents: ==
The course develops from the concepts of stress and strain you learned for your JEE and a little brush up would be helpful . The course is divided into 2 halves with first half entailing
 * Introduction to elasticity ,stress and strain,
 * Plane stress and strain,
 * Compatibility and equilibrium equations and development of stress function,
 * Problems in polar coordinates and of curved bars
 * Various  yield theories and criterion,
 * Mechanical Properties,
Second Half entailing 
 *	Elementary Beam Theory and Torsion theory
 *	Shear and Bending Moments Diagrams
 *	Differential equations of bending
 * 	Deflection and stress analysis of rods, beams and circular shafts
 *	Structural Instability
 *	Buckling of Columns
== Motivation: ==
Solid Mechanics is a pre requisite for all the courses related to structural mechanics of aerospace vehicles like 
 *	Introduction to Aero-elasticity
 *	Smart Materials and Structures
 *	Vibrations
 *	Structural Mechanics
== Textbooks: ==
The text books along with the class notes are sufficient for the course with Timoshenko more useful for the first half and; Gere and Crandall for the second half.The Internet Resource can be used for further understanding

 1.	Gere, J. M., ``Mechanics of Materials``, Thomson, 6th ed. 2007.
 2.	Crandall, S.H., Dahl, N.C. and Lardner, T.J. ``An Introduction to the Mechanics of Materials``, McGraw-Hill, International Edition, 1978.
 3.	Timoshenko, S.P. and Goodier, J.N. ``Theory of Elasticity``, McGraw-Hill, International Edition, 1970.

== Interner Resources: ==
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-01-unified-engineering-i-ii-iii-iv-fall-2005-spring-2006/materials-structures/