TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

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Reference text      

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, these 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 (pre-discussion)

Lecture attendance and poll participation

Final Exam

 

40%

15%

10% (1%)

5%

30%

Retake quizzes: Optional retake quizzes are available in the week following each first-chance quiz. If you choose to take the retake quiz, the quiz score will be 90% of the higher scores + 10% of the lower score (0.9*max(first_chance_score, retake_score)+0.1*min(first_chance_score, retake_score)). If you do not take the first-chance-quiz, then your score will be 90% of the retake score.

Discussion sections:

Discussion sections will be held in 0023 LuMEB.

Discussion sections are held according to the schedule below. (Section AD6, Monday 5pm-6pm was closed due to low enrollment.)

  Monday Tuesday Thursday
9-10    

ADC

TA: Ho Kun

CA: Emily

10-11    

ADD

TA: Ho Kun

CA: Matthew

11-12  

 

ADE

TA: Ganesh

CA: Matthew, Eamon

12-1

AD1

TA: Omar

CA: Emily, Eamon

 

 
1-2

AD2

TA: Omar

CA: Neil

 

 
2-3

AD3

TA: Zeke

CA: Emma

AD7

TA: Ganesh

CA: Neil

 
3-4

AD4

TA: Zeke

CA: Emma

AD8

TA: Mahmuda

CA: Omar R

 
4-5

AD5

TA: Jehyung

CA: Hongjie

AD9

TA: Mahmuda

CA: Omar R

 

 

Office hours:

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

Office hours will be held in 2045 LuMEB.

In addition to office hours, there will be quiz review sessions on Monday and Tuesday 6pm - 8pm starting week 4.

Wayne Chang: Monday and Friday 11am-12pm, or by appointment in 1025 LuMEB.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
6-7

Ho Kun

Omar R

Mahmuda

Matthew

Omar

Neil, Eamon

Ganesh

Hongjie

Jehyung

Emma, Emily

7-8

Ho Kun

Omar R

Mahmuda

Matthew

Omar

Neil, Emily

Ganesh

Hongjie, Eamon

Jehyung

Emma, Emily

8-9

Ganesh

Omar R

Omar

Matthew

Zeke

Emily

Zeke

Hongjie, Eamon

Jehyung

Emma, Emily

Online forum (Campuswire):

TAs and CAs monitor Campuswire according to the following schedule:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mahmuda

Eamon

Omar

Emma

Jehyung

Omar R

Zeke

Emily

Omar

Neil

Ho Kun

Hongjie

Ganesh

Matthew