Lecture notes are posted in the schedule below
Zoom link for live lectures (see welcome announcement on Piazza for password)
Screen-captured lecture recordings can be found on the Spring 2021 TAM 251 MediaSpace Channel
| Week | Day | Date | Lectures | CBTF Quiz (Subject to Changes!) |
HW Due Date |
Worksheet |
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| 1 | M | Jan 25 |
Introduction & Course Overview |
WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics | ||
| 1 | W | Jan 27 |
Stress |
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| 1 | F | Jan 29 |
Stress |
HW #0: Statics Review (Not for Credit) |
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| 2 | M | Feb 1 |
Stress Design |
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| 2 | W | Feb 3 |
Strain |
HW #1: Stress | ||
| 2 | F | Feb 5 |
Strain |
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| 3 | M | Feb 8 |
Material Properties |
WS #3: Tailgate | ||
| 3 | W | Feb 10 |
Material Properties |
HW #2: Strain | ||
| 3 | F | Feb 12 |
Material Properties (No Lecture) |
Quiz 1: Stress and Strain |
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| 4 | M | Feb 15 |
Axial Loading |
WS #4: Bridge | ||
| 4 | W | Feb 17 |
No class - Day Off |
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| 4 | F | Feb 19 |
Axial loading |
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| 5 | M | Feb 22 |
Axial loading |
WS #5: Wind Turbine | ||
| 5 | W | Feb 24 |
Axial Loading |
HW #3: Material Properties and Axial loading Part 1 | ||
| 5 | F | Feb 26 |
(No Lecture) |
Quiz 2: Material Properties and Axial Loading Part 1 (HW 3) |
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| 6 | M | Mar 1 |
Torsion |
WS #6: Torsion Bar | ||
| 6 | W | Mar 3 |
Torsion |
HW #4: Axial loading Part 2 | ||
| 6 | F | Mar 5 |
Torsion |
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| 7 | M | Mar 8 |
Shear and moment diagrams |
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| 7 | W | Mar 10 |
Beams in bending |
HW #5: Torsion Part 1 | ||
| 7 | F | Mar 12 |
No content today (No Lecture) |
Quiz 3: Axial loading Part 2 and Torsion Part 1 (HW 4 + 5) |
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| 8 | M | Mar 15 |
Beams in bending |
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| 8 | W | Mar 17 |
Transverse shear |
HW #6: Torsion Part 2 | ||
| 8 | F | Mar 19 |
Transverse shear |
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| 9 | M | Mar 22 |
Transverse shear |
WS #9: Boom Crane | ||
| 9 | W | Mar 24 |
No class - Day Off |
HW #7: Normal stress in beams (due Thursday March 25) | ||
| 9 | F | Mar 26 |
(No Lecture) |
Quiz 4: Torsion Part 2 and Beam bending (HW 6 and 7) |
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| 10 | M | Mar 29 |
Pressure vessles, combined loading |
WS #10: Beam Design | ||
| 10 | W | Mar 31 |
Combined loading |
HW #8: Transverse shear in beams
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| 10 | F | Apr 2 |
Combined loading |
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| 11 | M | Apr 5 |
Combined loading |
WS #11: Pipe System | ||
| 11 | W | Apr 7 |
Stress transformation |
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| 11 | F | Apr 9 |
No material for today (No Lecture) |
Quiz 5: Transverse shear |
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| 12 | M | Apr 12 |
Stress transformation |
WS #12: Mohr's Circle | ||
| 12 | W | Apr 14 |
Stress transformation |
HW #9: Combined loading Due Thursday 4/15 |
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| 12 | F | Apr 16 |
Failure theories |
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| 13 | M | Apr 19 |
Failure theories |
WS #12: Mohr's Circle | ||
| 13 | W | Apr 21 |
Beam deflection |
HW #10: Stress transformation and failure theories | ||
| 13 | F | Apr 23 |
No Lecture |
Quiz 6: Combined loading, Stress Transformation, Failure theories (HW 9 + 10) |
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| 14 | M | Apr 26 |
Beam deflection |
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| 14 | W | Apr 28 |
Beam deflection |
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| 14 | F | Apr 30 |
Beam deflection |
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| 15 | M | May 3 |
Beam deflection |
HW #11: Beam deflection Part 1 | ||
| 15 | W | May 5 |
Review |
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| 15 | F | May 7 |
No Class |
HW #12: Beam deflection Part 2 |
Final exam: The exam will take place on Friday, May 14th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Three hour cumulative exam administered via CBTF online. Includes beam deflection.