TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

 

Our quiz window is Thursday - Saturday. We will also have quiz retries, 1 week after each first try quiz.
The schedule bellow shows the week of each first try quiz.

Recorded lectures can be viewed on the TAM 251 Mediaspace channel.

Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz

HW Due Date

Worksheet
1 M Aug 21

Introduction & Course Overview
Lecture_1_Pre

   

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

Solution

1 W Aug 23

Statics Review
Lecture_2_Pre

Lecture_2_Post

   
1 F Aug 25

Normal Stress
Stress_Pre

Lecture_3_Post

  HW #0: Statics review
2 M Aug 28

Shear Stress

Lecture_4_Post

   

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Solution

2 W Aug 30

Stress Design, Strain

Strain_Pre

Lecture_5_Post

  HW #1: Stress
2 F Sep 1

Strain
Lecture_6_Post

   
3 M Sep 4

No class - Labor Day

   

WS #3: Tailgate

Solution

3 W Sep 6

Material Properties
Mechanical_Properties_Pre

Lecture_7_Post

  HW #2: Strain
3 F Sep 8

Material Properties

Lecture_8_Post

Quiz 1: Stress and Strain

 
4 M Sep 11

Axial Loading
Axial_Loading_Pre

Lecture_9_Post

   

WS #4: Bridge

Solution

4 W Sep 13

Axial loading

Lecture_10_Post

  HW #3: Material properties and axial loading - Part 1
4 F Sep 15

Axial loading

Lecture_11_Post

   
5 M Sep 18

Axial loading

Lecture_12_Post

   

WS #5: Wind Turbine

Solution

5 W Sep 20

Torsion
Torsion_Pre

Lecture_13_Post

  HW #4: Axial loading - Part 2
5 F Sep 22

Torsion

Lecture_14_Post

Quiz 2: Material Properties and Axial Loading

 
6 M Sep 25

Torsion

Lecture_15_Post

   

WS #6: Torsion Bar

Solution

6 W Sep 27

Torsion

Lecture_16_Post

  HW #5: Torsion - Part 1
6 F Sep 29

Bending moment

Bending_Pre

Lecture_17_Post

   
7 M Oct 2

Shear and moment diagrams

Lecture_18_Post

   

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Solution

7 W Oct 4

Beams in bending

Lecture_19_Post

  HW #6: Torsion - Part 2
7 F Oct 6

Beams in bending

Lecture_20_Post

Quiz 3: Torsion

 
8 M Oct 9

Beams in bending

Lecture_21_Post

   

WS #8: Bicycle!

Bike Chain Animation (Source: Fox Mahoney Youtube)

Solution

8 W Oct 11

Transverse shear

Transverse_Shear_Pre

Lecture_22_Post

  HW #7: Normal stress in beams
8 F Oct 13

Transverse shear

Lecture_23_Post

   
9 M Oct 16

Transverse shear

Lecture_24_Post

   

WS #9: Boom Crane

Solution

9 W Oct 18

Transverse shear

Lecture_25_Post

  HW #8: Transverse shear in beams
9 F Oct 20

Pressure vessels

Combined_Loading_Pre

Lecture_26_Post

Quiz 4: Beam Bending and Transverse Shear

 
10 M Oct 23

Combined loading

Lecture_27_Post

   

WS #10: Beam Design

Solution

 

Problem_1

Problem_1_Sol

10 W Oct 25

Combined loading

Lecture_28_Post

 

 

10 F Oct 27

Combined loading

Lecture_29_Post

   
11 M Oct 30

Stress transformation

Stress_Transformation_Pre

Lecture_30_Post

   

WS #11: Pipe System

Solution

 

Problem_2

Problem_2_Sol

11 W Nov 1

Stress transformation

Lecture_31_Post

  HW #9: Combined loading
11 F Nov 3

Stress transformation

Lecture_32_Post

Quiz 5: Combined Loading

 
12 M Nov 6

Stress transformation

Lecture_33_Post

   

WS #12: Mohr's Circle

Solution

 

Problem_3

Problem_3_Sol

12 W Nov 8

Failure theories

Failure_Theories_Pre

Lecture_34_Post

  HW #10: Stress transformation
12 F Nov 10

Beam deflection

Beam_Deflection_Pre

Lecture_35_Post

   
13 M Nov 13

Beam deflection

Lecture_36_Post

   

WS #13: Tongs

Solution

 

13 W Nov 15

Beam deflection

Lecture_37_Post

Quiz 6: Stress Transformation, Failure Theories HW #11: Beam deflection - Part 1
13 F Nov 17

No class

 

 
Nov 18-26 Fall Break
15 M Nov 27

Beam deflection

Lecture_38_Post

   

WS #14: Guitar

Solution

 

Problem_4

Problem_4_Sol

15 W Nov 29

Buckling

Buckling_Pre

Lecture_39_Post

  HW #12: Beam deflection - Part 2
15 F Dec 1

Buckling

Lecture_40_Post

 
16 M Dec 4

Review

Review_Pre

Lecture_41_Post

     
16 W Dec 6

No class

  HW #13: Buckling
16 F Dec 8

No class