TAM 251 - Fall 26

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Reference pages

Excused absence form

TAM Calc. Paper Template

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	Homework	Evaluation
1. Stress & 2. Strain	□ Equilibrium and Stress □ Normal and Shear Stresses □ Allowable Stress Design □ Strain	HW1 & 2	Quiz 1
3. Material Properties & 4. Axial Loading	□ Stress-Strain Diagram □ Deformations under Axial Loading □ Statically Indeterminate Structures □ Temperature Effects □ Misfit Problems	HW3 & 4	Quiz 2
5. Torsion	□ Torsion □ Torque-Displacement Relation □ Indeterminate Shafts	HW5A & 5B	Quiz 3
6. Bending & 7. Shear	□ SF and BM Diagrams □ Beams in Bending - Normal Stress □ Composite Beams □ Transverse Shear □ Shear Flow	HW6 & 7	Quiz 4
8. Combined Loading	□ Pressure Vessels □ Combined Loading	HW 8	Quiz 5
9. Stress Transformations & 10. Failure Theories	□ Stress Transformation □ Theories of Failure	HW9 & 10	Quiz 6
11. Deformations & 12. Buckling	□ Deflection in Beams - Integration Methods □ Deflection in Beams - Superposition Methods □ Buckling	HW11 & 12	Final Exam