Abstract: In the context of the construction of emerging engineering education proposed by the Ministry of Education, this paper addresses the contradiction between the traditional experimental teaching mode of Mechanics of Materials at the current Chongqing Mechanics Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center and the requirements of national innovative talent cultivation. By adopting engineering case-oriented approaches and incorporating innovative experiments, reforms are carried out in teaching content, methods and assessment. These teaching reforms not only enhance students’ learning motivation, but also extend the knowledge and ability acquired in the course to competitions such as the National Zhou Peiyuan Mechanics Competition, the National College Students Structural Design Competition, as well as innovation projects and graduation theses related to mechanics, thereby cultivating students’ ability to innovate and solve practical engineering problems.