TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

 

Lecture notes are posted in the schedule below

Screen-captured lecture recordings can be found on the Fall 2019 TAM 251 Mediaspace channel

Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz (subject to changes!)

HW due date

(subject to changes!)

Worksheet
1 M Aug 26

Introduction and course overview

Lecture01

    WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics
1 W Aug 28

Stress

Stress prelecture

Lecture02

 
1 F Aug 30

Stress

Lecture03

HW #0 (not for grade): Statics Review
2 M Sep 2 No class - Labor Day    

WS #2: Elbow Joint

 

Mathematica Demo

 

2 W Sep 4

Stress Design

Lecture04

Extra example

 
2 F Sep 6

Strain

Strain prelecture

Lecture05

HW #1: Stress
3 M Sep 9

Strain

Material Properties prelecture

Lecture06 - strain

Lecture06 - material properties

Quiz 1: Stress and Strain

Th-Sat

  WS #3: Tailgate
3 W Sep 11

Material Properties

Lecture07

HW #2: Strain
3 F Sep 13

Material Properties

Axial Loading prelecture

Lecture08 - material properties

Lecture08 - axial loading

 
4 M Sep 16

Axial Loading

Lecture09

Quiz 1 Retry: Stress and Strain

Th-Sat

  WS #4: Bridge
4 W Sep 18

Axial loading

Lecture10

HW #3: Material Properties and Axial loading Part 1
4 F Sep 20

Axial loading

Lecture11

 
5 M Sep 23

Axial loading

Lecture12

Quiz 2: Material Properties and Axial Loading

Th-Sat

  WS #5: Wind Turbine
5 W Sep 25

Torsion

Torsion prelecture

Lecture13

HW #4: Axial loading Part 2
5 F Sep 27

Torsion

Lecture14

 
6 M Sep 30

Torsion

Lecture15

Quiz 2 Retry: Material Properties and Axial Loading

Th-Sat

  WS #6: Torsion Bar
6 W Oct 2

Torsion

Lecture16

Wrench example solution

Gear example solution

HW #5: Torsion Part 1
6 F Oct 4

Shear and moment diagrams

Bending prelecture

Lecture17

 
7 M Oct 7

Shear and moment diagrams

Lecture18

Quiz 3: Torsion

Th-Sat

 

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Stress Concentration Visualization

7 W Oct 9

Beams in bending

Lecture19

HW #6: Torsion Part 2
7 F Oct 11

Beams in bending

Lecture20

Matlab code for T-beam example

 
8 M Oct 14

Transverse shear

Transverse shear prelecture

Ibeam vs square

Lecture 21

Quiz 3 Retry: Torsion

Th-Sat

 

WS #8: Bicycle!

Bike Chain Animation (Source: Fox Mahoney Youtube)

8 W Oct 16

Transverse shear

Lecture 22

HW #7: Normal stress in beams
8 F Oct 18

Transverse shear

Lecture 23

 
9 M Oct 21

Transverse shear

Lecture 24

Completed built-up beam example

Extra built-up beam example

Quiz 4: Beam bending

Th-Sat

  WS #9: Boom Crane
9 W Oct 23

Pressure vessels, combined loading

Combined loading prelecture

Lecture 25 trans shear

Lecture 25 pressure vessels

 
9 F Oct 25

Combined loading

Lecture 26

HW #8: Transverse shear in beams
10 M Oct 28

Combined loading

Lecture 27

Quiz 4 Retry: Beam bending

Th-Sat

  WS #10: Beam Design
10 W Oct 30

Combined loading

Lecture 28

 
10 F Nov 1

Stress transformation

Combined loading extra example

Stress Transformation prelecture

Lecture 29

HW#9: Combined loading
11 M Nov 4

Stress transformation

Lecture 30

Quiz 5: Transverse shear and combined loading

Th-Sat

  WS #11: Pipe System
11 W Nov 6

Stress transformation

Lecture 31

 
11 F Nov 8

Failure theories

Failure theories prelecture

Lecture 32 Stress Transf. conclusion

Lecture 32 Failure theories

 
12 M Nov 11

Failure theories

Lecture 33

Quiz 5 Retry: Transverse shear and combined loading

Th-Sat

  WS #12: Mohr's Circle
12 W Nov 13

Beam deflection

Beam Deflection prelecture

Lecture 34

HW#10: Stress transformation and failure theories
12 F Nov 15

Lecture Cancelled

 

 
13 M Nov 18

Lecture Cancelled

Please watch this video lecture from roughly 00:18:00 to 1:11:00 in lieu of our class meeting

Video lecture annotated notes

No Quiz

  WS #13: Tongs
13 W Nov 20

Beam deflection

Lecture 36

 
13 F Nov 22 Lecture Cancelled HW #11: Beam deflection Part 1
Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Break
14 M Dec 2

Beam deflection

Lecture 37

Quiz 6: Stress Transformation, failure, and statically determinate beam bending

Mon-Wed

  WS #14: Guitar
14 W Dec 4

Beam deflection

Lecture 38

 
14 F Dec 6

Beam deflection

Buckling prelecture

Lecture 39

 
15 M Dec 9

Buckling

Lecture 40

Quiz 6 Retry: Stress Transformation, failure and statically determinate beam bending

Sun-Tues

   
15 W Dec 11

Review

Final exam review

Solution to review problem

HW#12: Beam deflection Part 2

 
15 F Dec 13 No Class    

Final exam: held in CBTF. Please see scheduler starting mid-semester to register for a slot.