TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

Lecture notes will be posted to "Files" on Campuswire

Lecture videos prior to Feb 11 are posted to "Files" on Campuswire

Lecture videos from Feb 11 onwards will be posted to Prof Mercer's TAM 251 Spring 2022 mediaspace channel

Final exam: Wednesday May 11. Sign up through PrairieTest 

The quiz window is Thursday - Saturday for all quizzes including the retries, unless otherwise noted

Live lecture times: MF at 10-10:50 am (AL2), W at 9-9:50 am (AL1)

Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz
(Subject to Changes!)

HW Due Date
(Subject to Changes!)

Worksheet
1 M Jan 17 

MLK Holiday - no class

   

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

Solution

(Optional)

1 W Jan 19

Intro/Stress

   
1 F Jan 21

Stress

  HW #0: Statics review (not for credit)
2 M Jan 24

Stress

   

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Solution

2 W Jan 26

Stress 

   
2 F Jan 28

Strain

  HW #1: Stress
3 M Jan 31

Strain

   

WS #3: Tailgate

Solution

3 W Feb 2

Material Properties

  HW #2: Strain
3 F Feb 4

Material Properties

Quiz 1: Stress/Strain (HW 1 and 2)                                                                    

 
4 M Feb 7

Material Properties

   

WS #4: Bridge

Solution

4 W Feb 9

Axial loading

  HW #3: Material properties and axial loading - Part 1                            
4 F Feb 11

Axial loading

Quiz 1 retry      
5 M Feb 14

Axial loading

   

WS #5: Wind Turbine

Solution

5 W Feb 16

Axial loading

  HW #4: Axial loading - Part 2
5 F Feb 18

Torsion

Quiz 2: Material Properties/Axial Loading (HW 3 and HW 4)

 
6 M Feb 21

Torsion

   

WS #6: Torsion Bar

Solution

6 W Feb 23

Torsion

  HW #5: Torsion - Part 1
6 F Feb 25

Shear/moment diagrams
 

Quiz 2 retry      
7 M

Feb 28               

Shear/moment diagrams

   

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Solution

 

7 W Mar 2

Beams in bending

  HW #6: Torsion - Part 2
7 F Mar 4

Beams in bending

Quiz 3: Torsion  (HW 5,6): Thu through Sat

 
8 M Mar 7

Beams in bending

   

WS #8: Bicycle!

Solution

8 W Mar 9

Transverse shear

Quiz 3 retry:WED through FRI  
8 F Mar 11

Transverse shear

   
9 M Mar 14

Spring break- no class

   

 

9 W Mar 16

Spring break - no class

   
9 F Mar 18

Spring break - no class

   
10 M Mar 21

Transverse shear

   

WS #9: Boom Crane

Solution

10 W Mar 23

Transverse shear

 

HW #7: Normal stress in beams

10 F Mar 25

Pressure vessels

Quiz 4: Normal stress in beams and transverse Shear (HW 7)  
11 M Mar 28

Combined loading

   

WS #10: Beam Design

Solution

11 W Mar 30

Combined loading

  HW #8: Transverse shear
11 F Apr 1

Combined loading

Quiz 4 retry 

 
12 M Apr 4

Stress transformation

   

WS #11: Pipe System

Solution

12 W Apr 6

Stress transformation

  HW #9: Combined loading
12 F Apr 8

EOH - no class

Quiz 5: Transverse shear in beams, combined loading (HW 8 and 9)  
13 M Apr 11

Stress transformation

   

WS #11: Pipe System

Solution

13 W Apr 13

Stress transformation

  No HW due :)
13 F Apr 15

Failure Theories

Quiz 5 retry 

 
14 M Apr 18

Failure Theories

   

WS #12: Mohr's Circle

Solution

14 W Apr 20

Beam deflection

  HW #10: Stress transformation and failure criteria
14 F Apr 22

Beam deflection

Quiz 6: Stress transformation and failure theories (HW 10)

 
15 M Apr 25

Beam deflection

    WS #13: Tongs
15 W Apr 27

Beam deflection

  HW #11: Beams Deflection - Part 1
15 F Apr 29

Buckling

Quiz 6 retry      
16 M May 2 Buckling     no discussion
16 W May 4 Review   HW #12: Beams Deflection - Part 2 no discussion
16 F May 6 No Class