TAM 251

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TAM 251 Course Organization:

This is a living document providing the general structure of the course: All assessments subject to change.

Due dates and testing periods for assessments and evaluations can be found on the schedule page

Unit	Topics	Assessments	Evaluations
1: Stress, Strain	Equilibrium and Stress Normal and Shear Stresses Allowable Stress Design Strain	Homework 1 and 2	see schedule page
2: Material Properties, and Axial Loading	Stress-Strain Diagram Deformations under Axial Loading Statically Indeterminate Structures Temperature Effects Misfit Problems	Homework 3 and 4	see schedule page
3: Torsion	Torsion Torque-Displacement Relation Indeterminate Shafts	Homework 5 and 6	see schedule page
4: Beams in Bending	SF and BM Diagrams Beams in Bending - Normal Stress Composite Beams	Homework 7	see schedule page
5: Transverse Shear Stress	Transverse Shear Shear Flow	Homework 8	see schedule page
6: Stress Transformation	Combined Loading Pressure Vessels Stress Transformation Theories of Failure	Homework 9 and 10	see schedule page
7: Deflection in beams	Deflection in Beams - Integration Methods Deflection in Beams - Superposition Methods Buckling	Homework 11, 12 and 13	see schedule page

See schedule page for info about the final exam

TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics