TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

Recorded lectures can be viewed on the TAM 251 YouTube playlist.

Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz (subject to changes!) HW (subject to changes!)
1 M June 13

Intro to Mechanics of materials; equilibrium and stress

No quiz during Week 1  
1 W June 15

Stress

HW #0: Statics Review (due Thursday, June 16)
1 F June 17

No lecture - Juneteenth (observed)

 
2 M June 20

Strain

Quiz 1: Stress and Strain  
2 W June 22

Mechanical properties of materials

HW #1: Stress and Strain (due Tuesday, June 21)
2 F June 24

Axial loading


 
3 M June 27

Axial loading

Quiz 2: Mech Props and Axial Loading (statically determinate)  
3 W June 29

Torsion of circular shafts

HW #2: Mech Props and Axial loading (due Tuesday, June 28)
3 F July 1

Torsion of circular shafts

 
4 M July 4

No class - Independence Day (observed)

Quiz 3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal ) and Torsion  
4 W July 6

Bending

HW #3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal) and Torsion (due Tuesday, July 5)
4 F July 8

Bending

 
5 M July 11

Bending

Quiz 4: Bending

 
5 W July 13

Transverse Shear

HW#4: Bending (due Tuesday, July 12)
5 F July 15

Transverse Shear

 
6 M July 18

Pressure vessels and combined loading

Quiz 5: Transverse Shear  
6 W July 20

Combined loading

HW #5: Transverse shear (due Tuesday, July 19)
6 F July 22

Combined Loading, stress transformation

 
7 M July 25

Stress Transformation

Quiz 6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation  
7 W July 27

Failure Theories

HW#6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation (due Tuesday, July 26)
7 F July 29

Deflections in beams

 
8 M August 1

Deflections in Beams

Final Exam: Aug 6, 8-10am  
8 W August 3

Review

HW#7: Deflection in beams (due Tuesday, August 2)

8 F

August 6

Final Exam