Welcome! This is the official course website for TAM 251 at UIUC in Fall 2024.
As well as the pages on this website, this course uses:
- Discussion forum on Campuswire (group code: 8823)
- iclicker for attendance and class participation
- Gradebook on Canvas
- Homework problems on PrairieLearn
- Register for quizzes at CBTF (Computer-Based Testing Facility) via PrairieTest
- Solid mechanics reference pages (still under construction!)
- Lecture Notes
- Lecture Recordings
Please fill out Excused Absence Requests for TAM 251 here.
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 |
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1: Stress, Strain |
|
Homework 1 and 2 |
Quiz 1 |
2: Material Properties, and Axial Loading |
|
Homework 3 and 4 |
Quiz 2 |
3: Torsion |
|
Homework 5 and 6 |
Quiz 3 |
4: Beams in Bending |
|
Homework 7 |
Quiz 4 |
5: Transverse Shear Stress |
|
Homework 8 |
Quiz 4 |
6: Combined Loading |
|
Homework 9 |
Quiz 5 |
6: Stress Transformation |
|
Homework 10 and 11 |
Quiz 6 |
7: Deformation in beams |
|
Homework 12 and 13 |
Final exam |