| Week | Day | Date | Class | Material | ME Due | PrairieLearn | Report Due | Worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | Aug 24 | Lecture 1: Intro to Mechanics of materials |
Info page Silva's notes
| DS #0: Introduction (icebreaker) | |||
| 1 | W | Aug 26 | Lecture 2: Equilibrium and stress | Reading: 1.2-1.4 Silva's notes | ||||
| 1 | F | Aug 28 | Lecture 3: Normal and shear stresses | Reading: 1.4-1.5 Silva's notes | ||||
| 2 | M | Aug 31 | Lecture 4: Allowable stress design | Reading: 1.6 Silva's notes | DS #1: Tailgate | |||
| 2 | W | Sep 2 | Lecture 5: Strain | Reading: 2.1-2.2 Silva's notes Strain methods comparison | ME tutorial + Statics review | |||
| 2 | F | Sep 4 | Lecture 6: Stress-strain diagram | Reading: 3.1-3.4 Silva's notes | HW #1 | |||
| 3 | M | Sep 7 | Labor Day - no class | DS #2: Group project (design phase 1) | ||||
| 3 | W | Sep 9 | Lecture 7: Stress-strain diagram | Reading: 3.6-3.7 Silva's notes | PS#1 Due: chapters 1-2 | |||
| 3 | R | Sep 10 | Quiz 1 (Sep10-Sep13) | |||||
| 3 | F | Sep 11 | Lecture 8: Deformations under axial loading | Reading: 4.1-4.3 Silva's notes | HW #2 | |||
| 4 | M | Sep 14 | Lecture 9: Statically indeterminate structures | Reading: 4.4-4.5 Silva's notes | DS #3: Stayed Bridge | |||
| 4 | W | Sep 16 | Lecture 10: Temperature effects | Reading: 4.4-4.6 Silva's notes | ||||
| 4 | R | Sep 17 | Quiz 1 Retry (Sep17-Sep20) | |||||
| 4 | F | Sep 18 | Lecture 11: Misfit problems | Reading: 4.4-4.6 Silva's notes | HW #3 | |||
| 5 | M | Sep 21 | Lecture 12: Example + Quiz 1 (A) + Quiz 1 (B) + Grading Rubric | Submit report (design phase 1) on Compass2g | DS #4: Wind Turbine | |||
| 5 | W | Sep 23 | Lecture 13: Torsion | Reading: 5.1-5.3 Silva's notes | PS#2 Due: chapter 3-4 | |||
| 5 | R | Sep 24 | Quiz 2 (Sep24-Sep27) | |||||
| 5 | F | Sep 25 | Lecture 14: Torque-displacement relation | Reading: 5.4 Silva's notes | HW #4 | <|||
| 6 | M | Sep 28 | Lecture 15: Indeterminate shafts | Reading: 5.5 Silva's notes | Complete peer review (design phase 1) on Compass2g | DS #5: Suspension bar | ||
| 6 | W | Sep 30 | Lecture 16: Non-circular shafts + thin-walled tubes | Reading: 5.6-5.7 Silva's notes | ||||
| 6 | R | Oct 1 | Quiz 2 Retry (Oct1-Oct4) | |||||
| 6 | F | Oct 2 | Lecture 17: Example + Quiz 2 (A) + Quiz 2 (B) + Grading Rubric | HW #5 | ||||
| 7 | M | Oct 5 | Lecture 18: SF and BM diagrams | Reading: 6.1-6.2 Silva's notes | DS #6: Group project (design phase 2) | |||
| 7 | W | Oct 7 | Lecture 19: SF and BM diagrams | Reading: 6.1-6.2 Silva's notes | PS#3: chapter 5 | |||
| 7 | R | Oct 8 | Quiz 3 (Oct8-Oct11) | |||||
| 7 | F | Oct 9 | Lecture 20: Beams in bending | Reading: 6.3-6.4 Silva's notes | ||||
| 8 | M | Oct 12 | Lecture 21: Beams in bending | Reading: 6.3-6.4 Silva's notes | Submit report (part 2) | DS #7: Pedal crank | ||
| 8 | W | Oct 14 | Lecture 22: Non-symmetric bending + composite beams | Reading: 6.5-6.6 Silva's notes | ||||
| 8 | R | Oct 15 | Quiz 3 Retry (Oct15-Oct18) | |||||
| 8 | F | Oct 16 | Lecture 23: Example + Quiz 3 (A) + Quiz 3 (B) + Grading Rubric | HW #6 | ||||
| 9 | M | Oct 19 | Lecture 24: Transverse shear | Reading: 7.1-7.2 Silva's notes | Complete review (part 2) | DS #8: Beam Design | ||
| 9 | W | Oct 21 | Lecture 25: Shear flow in built-up beams | Reading: 7.3 Silva's notes | PS#4: chapter 6 | |||
| 9 | R | Oct 22 | Quiz 4 (Oct22-Oct25) | |||||
| 9 | F | Oct 23 | Lecture 26: Shear flow in thin-walled members | Reading: 7.4 Silva's notes | HW #7 | |||
| 10 | M | Oct 26 | Lecture 27: Example + Quiz 4 (A) + Quiz 4 (B) + Grading Rubric | Quiz 4 Retry (Oct26-Oct28) | DS #9: Group project (design phase 3) | |||
| 10 | W | Oct 28 | Lecture 28: Pressure vessels | Reading: 8.1 Silva's notes | PS#5: chapter 7 | |||
| 10 | R | Oct 29 | Quiz 5 (Oct29-Nov1) | |||||
| 10 | F | Oct 30 | Lecture 29: Combined loading | Reading: 8.2 Silva's notes | HW #8 | |||
| 11 | M | Nov 2 | Lecture 30: Combined loading | Reading: 8.2 Silva's notes Solution to combined Loading Problems from lecture notes | Submit report (part 3) | DS# 10: Pressure vessel | ||
| 11 | W | Nov 4 | Lecture 31: Stress transformation | Reading: 9.1-9.3 Silva's notes | ||||
| 11 | R | Nov 5 | Quiz 5 Retry (Nov5-Nov8) | |||||
| 11 | F | Nov 6 | Lecture 32: Stress transformation | Reading: 9.4-9.5 Silva's notes | HW #9 | Complete review (part 3) | ||
| 12 | M | Nov 9 | Lecture 33: Generalized Hook's law + theories of failure | Reading: 10.6-10.7Silva's notes | DS #11: Group project (design phase 4) | |||
| 12 | W | Nov 11 | Lecture 34: Example + Quiz 5 (A) + Quiz 5 (B) + Grading Rubric | PS#6: chapters 8-10 | ||||
| 12 | R | Nov 12 | Quiz 6 (Nov12-Nov15) | |||||
| 12 | F | Nov 13 | Lecture 35: Deflection in beam - integration methods | Reading: 12.1-12.2 Silva's notes | HW #10 | |||
| 13 | M | Nov 16 | Lecture 36: Deflection in beam - integration methods | Reading: 12.1-12.2 Silva's notes | Quiz 6 Retry (Nov16-Nov19) | DS #12: Salad Tongs | ||
| 13 | W | Nov 18 | Lecture 37: Superposition methods | Reading: 12.5 Silva's notes | Submit final design report | |||
| 13 | F | Nov 20 | No class - Enjoy your break! | HW #11 | Submit Peer Assessement | |||
| 14 | M | Nov 30 | Lecture 38: Statically indeterminate - integration methods | Reading: 12.6-12.7 Silva's notes | DS #13: Statically inderterminate beams | |||
| 14 | W | Dec 2 | Lecture 39: Statically indeterminate - superposition methods | Reading: 12.9 Silva's notes | PS#7: chapter 12 | |||
| 14 | R | Dec 3 | Quiz 7 (Dec3-Dec6) | |||||
| 14 | F | Dec 4 | Lecture 40: Quiz 6 | HW #12 | ||||
| 15 | M | Dec 7 | Lecture 41: Buckling | Reading: 13.1-13.3 Silva's notes | Quiz 7 Retry (Dec7-9) | Review Review Solution | ||
| 15 | W | Dec 9 | Lecture 42: Review | HW #13 (deadline Dec 11) | ||||
| 16 | M | Dec 14 | Final exam (8AM - 11AM) Final sample exam + Solution |