unit one text introduction to mechanics of materials reading material a shear center b allowable stress design and strength design unit two text the tensile test reading material a comparative study of the mechanical properties of ductile and brittle materials b strength theories unit three text application of mechanics of materials and its study method reading material a stress b method of sections unit four text description of the force and displacement method reading material a types of beams b methods of joints and sections for analyzing a truss unit five text structure of buildings reading material