TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

 

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

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

HW Due Date
(Subject to Changes!)

Worksheet
1 M Jan 16

MLK Holiday - no class

   

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

Solution

1 W Jan 18

Intro/statics review

   
1 F Jan 20

Stress

  HW #0: Statics review
2 M Jan 23

Stress

   

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Solution

2 W Jan 25

Stress 

   
2 F Jan 27

Stress/strain

  HW #1: Stress
3 M Jan 30

Strain

   

WS #3: Tailgate

Solution

3 W Feb 1

Strain

  HW #2: Strain
3 F Feb 3

Material properties

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

 
4 M Feb 6

Material properties

   

WS #4: Bridge

Solution

4 W Feb 8

Axial loading

  HW #3: Material properties and axial loading - Part 1                            
4 F Feb 10

Axial loading

Quiz 1 retry      
5 M Feb 13

Axial loading

   

WS #5: Wind Turbine

Solution

5 W Feb 15

Torsion

  HW #4: Axial loading - Part 2
5 F Feb 17

Torsion

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

 
6 M Feb 20

Torsion

   

WS #6: Torsion Bar

Solution

6 W Feb 22

Shear/moment diagrams

  HW #5: Torsion - Part 1
6 F Feb 24

Shear/moment diagrams
 

Quiz 2 retry      
7 M

Feb 27               

Shear/moment diagrams

   

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Solution

 

7 W Mar 1

Beams in bending

  HW #6: Torsion - Part 2
7 F Mar 3

Beams in bending

Quiz 3: Torsion  (HW 5 and 6)

 
8 M Mar 6

Transverse shear

   

WS #8: Bicycle!

Solution

8 W Mar 8

Transverse shear

Quiz 3 retry: WED through FRI HW #7: Normal stress in beams
8 F Mar 10

No class

   
9 M Mar 13

Spring break- no class

   

 

9 W Mar 15

Spring break - no class

   
9 F Mar 17

Spring break - no class

   
10 M Mar 20

Transverse shear

   

WS #9: Boom Crane

Solution

10 W Mar 22

Transverse shear

 

HW #8: Transverse shear

10 F Mar 24

Pressure vessels

Quiz 4: Normal stress in beams and transverse Shear (HW 7 and 8)  
11 M Mar 27

Combined loading

   

WS #10: Beam Design

Solution

11 W Mar 29

Combined loading

  No HW due :)
11 F Mar 31

EOH - no class

Quiz 4 retry 

 
12 M Apr 3

Combined loading

   

WS #11: Pipe System

Solution

12 W Apr 5

Stress transformation

  HW #9: Combined loading
12 F Apr 7

Stress transformation

Quiz 5: Combined loading (HW 9)  
13 M Apr 10

Stress transformation

   

WS #11: Pipe System(continued)

13 W Apr 12

Stress transformation

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

Failure Theories

Quiz 5 retry 

 
14 M Apr 17

Failure Theories

   

WS #12: Mohr's Circle

Solution

14 W Apr 19

Beam deflection

  HW #11: Beams Deflection - Part 1
14 F Apr 21

Beam deflection

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

 
15 M Apr 24

Beam deflection

   

WS #13: Tongs

Solution

15 W Apr 26

Beam deflection

  HW #12: Beams Deflection - Part 2
15 F Apr 28

Buckling

Quiz 6 retry      
16 M May 1 Buckling     no discussion
16 W May 3 Review   HW #13: Buckling no discussion
16 F May 5 No Class