TAM 251: Mechanics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignment Due Dates Quiz
1 M Aug 26 Lecture 00

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

Solution

    
T Aug 27      
W Aug 28 Lecture 01    
R Aug 29      
F Aug 30 Lecture 02 HW0: Statics review  
S Aug 31        
U Sep 01    
2 M Sep 02 Labor Day (No Lecture)

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Solution

    
T Sep 03      
W Sep 04 Lecture 03 HW1: Stress  
R Sep 05      
F Sep 06 Lecture 04    
S Sep 07        
U Sep 08    
3 M Sep 09 Lecture 05

WS #3: Tailgate

Solution

    
T Sep 10      
W Sep 11 Lecture 06 HW2: Strain  
R Sep 12    

Quiz 1
F Sep 13 No Lecture  
S Sep 14      
U Sep 15    
4 M Sep 16 Lecture 07

WS #4: Bridge

Solution

    
T Sep 17      
W Sep 18 Lecture 08 HW3: Material properties + Axial loading - part 1  
R Sep 19    

Quiz 1  Retake
F Sep 20 Lecture 09  
S Sep 21      
U Sep 22    
5 M Sep 23 Lecture 10

WS #5: Wind Turbine

Solution

    
T Sep 24      
W Sep 25 Lecture 11 HW4: Axial loading - part 2  
R Sep 26     Quiz 2
F Sep 27 No Lecture  
S Sep 28      
U Sep 29    
6 M Sep 30

Lecture 12

WS #6: Torsion Bar

Solution

    
T Oct 01      
W Oct 02 Lecture 13 HW5: Torsion - Part 1  
R Oct 03    

Quiz 2  Retake
F Oct 04 Lecture 14  
S Oct 05      
U Oct 06    
7 M Oct 07 Lecture 15

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Solution

    
T Oct 08      
W Oct 09 Lecture 16 HW6: Torsion - Part 2  
R Oct 10     Quiz 3
F Oct 11 No Lecture  
S Oct 12      
U Oct 13    
8 M Oct 14 Lecture 17

WS #8: Bicycle!

Solution

    
T Oct 15      
W Oct 16 Lecture 18 HW7: Beams in bending  
R Oct 17    

Quiz 3  Retake
F Oct 18

Lecture 19

  
S Oct 19      
U Oct 20    
9 M Oct 21 Lecture 20

WS #9: Boom Crane

Solution

    
T Oct 22      
W Oct 23

Lecture 21

 HW8: Transverse shear stress  
R Oct 24     Quiz 4
F Oct 25 Lecture 22  
S Oct 26      
U Oct 27    
10 M Oct 28 (No Lecture)

WS #10: Beam Design

Solution

    
T Oct 29      
W Oct 30 Lecture 23 HW9: Combined loading  
R Oct 31    

Quiz 4  Retake
F Nov 01 Lecture 24  
S Nov 02      
U Nov 03    
11 M Nov 04 Lecture 25

WS #11: Pipe System

    
T Nov 05      
W Nov 06 Lecture 26 HW10: Stress transformation  
R Nov 07     Quiz 5
F Nov 08 No Lecture  
S Nov 09      
U Nov 10    
12 M Nov 11  

WS #12: Mohr's Circle

    
T Nov 12      
W Nov 13   HW11: Failure criteria and deflection in beams - Part 1  
R Nov 14    

Quiz 5  Retake
F Nov 15    
S Nov 16      
U Nov 17    
13 M Nov 18  

WS #13: Tongs

    
T Nov 19      
W Nov 20   HW12: Deflection in beams - Part 2 Quiz 6
R Nov 21    
F Nov 22    
S Nov 23        
U Nov 24    
14 M Nov 25 Fall Break

 

    
T Nov 26

 

  
W Nov 27    
R Nov 28    
F Nov 29    
S Nov 30        
U Dec 01     
15 M Dec 02  

WS #14: Guitar

    
T Dec 03      
W Dec 04   HW13: Buckling  
R Dec 05    

Quiz 6  Retake
F Dec 06    
S Dec 07      
U Dec 08    
16 M Dec 09  

 

    
T Dec 10      
W Dec 11

Last Day of Office Hours

    
R Dec 12 Reading day

Last Day to Dispute Grades

    
F Dec 13 Final Exam  

 

FINAL EXAM

 

  
S Dec 14  
U Dec 15
17 M Dec 16  
T Dec 17  
W Dec 18  
R Dec 19  
F Dec 20  
S Dec 21        
U Dec 22