TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

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Website:

The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam251/

Description:

Relationship between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, and design principles based on mechanics of solids: normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members; beam deflections; elastic energy and impact; multi-dimensional stress states; buckling of columns.

Big Idea:

Solid materials deform and break. The extrinsic relation of force and displacement is governed by intrinsic material measures of stress and strain. The challenge is to connect the extrinsic to the intrinsic.

Prerequisites:

TAM 210 or TAM 211.

Reference texts:

There is no required textbook for this class. However, theses texts are very useful

  • R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 9th edition, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2014.
  • F. B. Beer, E. R. Johnston, J. T. DeWolf, and D. F. Mazurek, Mechanics of Materials, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
  • R. R. Craig, Mechanics of Materials, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

TAM 2XX Policies:

General TAM 2XX course policies may be found at: http://mechref.engr.illinois.edu/pol/policies.html

Grading:

The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

Computer-based Quizzes (PraireLearn)

Online Homework (PraireLearn)

Discussion worksheets

Lecture attendance and poll participation

Final Exam

 

40%

15%

10%

5%

30%

 

Discussion sections:

Discussion sections are held according to the schedule below.

  Monday Tuesday Thursday
9-10    

ADC

TA: Alex

CA: Advay, Neil

10-11    

ADD

TA: Alex

CA: Advay, Emily

11-12  

 

ADE

TA: Omar

CA: Hongjie

12-1

AD1

TA: Amir

CA: Hongjie, Emma

 

 
1-2

AD2

TA: Pouyan

CA: Advay, Neil

 

 
2-3

AD3

TA: Pouyan

CA: Amogh, Nick

AD7

TA: Omar

CA: Emily, Nick

 
3-4

AD4

TA: Pouyan

CA: Amogh, Nick

AD8

TA: Amir

CA: Emily, Christina

 
4-5

AD5

TA: Pouyan

CA: Christina, Junyoung

AD9

TA: Amir

CA: Emma, Christina

 
5-6

AD6

TA: Omar

CA: Advay

   

 

Office hours:

Dr. Mercer: Monday, 2:30 - 4:30 in LUMEB 1027

 

Teaching and course assistant office hours are held according to the schedule below. Office hours start in the second week of the semester.

Office hours will be held in LUMEB 3101.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5-6

 

Neil

 

Amir

Advay

Omar

Christina

Alex

Nick
 

Pouyan

Emily

6-7

Amir

Neil

Amir

Emma

Omar

Christina

Alex

Nick
 

Pouyan

Emily

7-8

Omar

Hongjie

Amir

Emma

Omar

Christina

Omar

Advay

Pouyan

Hongjie

Online forum (Campuswire):

TAs and CAs monitor Campuswire according to the following schedule:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Pouyan

Emma

 

Omar

Hongjie

 

Amir

Christina

 

Alex

Advay

 

Omar

Emily

 

Junyoung

Neil

 

Pouyan

Nick