TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

 
Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz (subject to changes!) HW (subject to changes!) Worksheet
1 M Jan 14

Lecture 1: Intro to Mechanics of materials

Lecture 01 - Ertekin

Lecture 01 - Mercer

    WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics
1 W Jan 16

Lecture 2: Equilibrium and stress

Chapter1 - Stress Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 02 - Mercer - 9am

Lecture 02 - Mercer - 10am

 
1 F Jan 18

Lecture 3: Normal and shear stress

Lecture 03- Ertekin

Lecture 03 - Mercer

HW #0: Statics Review
2 M Jan 21 No class - MLK Day    

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Mathematica Demo

2 W Jan 23

Lecture 4: Allowable stress design

Lecture 04- Ertekin

Lecture 04 - Mercer

 
2 F Jan 25

Lecture 5: Strain

Chapter2 - Strain Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter2 - Strain Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 05- Ertekin

Lecture 05 - Mercer


HW #1: Stress
3 M Jan 28

Lecture 6: Stress-strain diagram

Chapter3 - Mechanical Properties of Materials Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter3 - Mechanical Properties of Materials Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture06 - Ertekin

Lecture 06 - Mercer

Quiz 1: Stress + Strain, Th-Sat   WS #3: Tailgate
3 W Jan 30

(Polar Vortex! Class canceled!)

HW#2: Strain
3 F Feb 1

Lecture 7: Deformations under axial loading

Lecture07 - Ertekin

Lecture 07 - Mercer

 
4 M Feb 4

Lecture 8: Statically indeterminate structures

Chapter4 - Axial Load Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 08 - Ertekin

Lecture 08 - Mercer

Quiz 1 Retry: Stress + Strain, Th-Sat   WS #4: Bridge
4 W Feb 6

Lecture 9: Temperature effects

Chapter4 - Axial Load Prelecture - Ertekin

Lecture 09 - Ertekin

Lecture 09 - Mercer

 
4 F Feb 8

Lecture 10: Misfit problems

Lecture 10 - Ertekin

Lecture 10 - Mercer

HW#3: Material + Axial loading - Part 1

(extended from Feb 6)

5 M Feb 11

Lecture 11: More statically indeterminate problems

Lecture 11 - Ertekin

Lecture 11 - Mercer

Quiz 2: Material + Axial Loading, Th-Sat

  WS #5: Wind Turbine
5 W Feb 13

Lecture 12: Torsion of circular shafts

Chapter5 - Torsion Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter5 - Torsion Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 12 - Ertekin

Lecture 12 - Mercer

HW#4: Axial loading - Part 2
5 F Feb 15

Lecture 13: Torque-displacement relation

Lecture 13 - Ertekin

Lecture 13 - Mercer

 
6 M Feb 18

Lecture 14: Indeterminate shafts

Lecture 14 - Ertekin

Lecture 14 - Mercer

Quiz 2 Retry: Material + Axial Loading, Th-Sat   WS #6: Torsion Bar
6 W Feb 20

Lecture 15: Indeterminate shafts

Lecture 15 - Ertekin

Lecture 15 - Mercer

 
6 F Feb 22

Lecture 16: Shear force and bending moment diagrams

Lecture 16 - Ertekin

Lecture 16 - Mercer

HW#5: Torsion - Part 1 (extended from Feb 20)
7 M Feb 25

Lecture 17: Shear force and bending moment diagrams

Chapter 6 - Bending Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter6 - Bending Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 17 - Ertekin

Lecture 17 - Mercer

Quiz 3: Torsion, Th-Sat  

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

7 W Feb 27

Lecture 18: Beams in bending - area moments

Lecture 18 - Ertekin

Lecture 18 - Mercer

HW#6: Torsion - Part 2
7 F Mar 1

Lecture 19: Composite beams

Lecture 19 - Ertekin

Lecture 19 - Mercer

 
8 M Mar 4

Lecture 20: Transverse shear - shear flow

Lecture 20 - Ertekin

Lecture 20 - Mercer

Quiz 3 Retry: Torsion, Th-Sat  

WS #8: Bicycle!

8 W Mar 6

Lecture 21: Transverse shear - thin-walled members

Lecture 21 - Ertekin

Lecture 21 Bonus - Ertekin

Chapter7 - TransverseShear Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 21 - Mercer

 
8 F Mar 8

Lecture Cancelled - Enjoy EOH!

 
9 M Mar 11 Lecture 22: Shear flow in built-up members

Chapter 7 - Transverse Shear Prelecture - Ertekin

Lecture 22 - Ertekin

Lecture 22 - Mercer

Quiz 4: Beam bending - Normal stress,  Tue-Fri

HW#7: Beams in Bending WS #9: Boom Crane
9 W Mar 13

Lecture 23: Shear flow in built-up members

Lecture 23 - Ertekin

Lecture 23 - Mercer

 
9 F Mar 15

Lecture 24: Pressure Vessels

Lecture 24 - Ertekin - AL1

Lecture 24 - Ertekin - AL2

 
Mar 16-24 Spring Break

Enjoy your Break!

10 M Mar 25 Lecture 25: Combined Loading

Chapter 8, Part 1 Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter8 - Combined Loading Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 25 - Ertekin

Lecture 25 - Mercer

Quiz 4 Retry: Beam bending - Normal stress, Mon-Tues

Quiz 5: Beam bending - Transverse shear stress, Th-Sat

  WS #10: Beam Design
10 W Mar 27 Lecture 26: Pressure Vessels + Combined Loading

Chapter 8, Part II Prelecture - Ertekin

Lecture 26 - Mercer

HW#8: Transverse shear stress
10 F Mar 29

Lecture 27: Stress transformation

Lecture 27 - Ertekin

Lecture 27 - Mercer

 
11 M Apr 1

Lecture 28: Stress transformation/ Principal Stresses

Lecture 28 - Ertekin

Lecture 28 - Mercer

Mercer extra combined loading example

Quiz 5 Retry: Beam bending - Transverse shear stress, Th-Sat   WS #11: Pipe System
11 W Apr 3

Lecture 29: Stress transformation / Shear Stress, Mohr's Circle

Chapter9 - Stress Transformation Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 29 - Mercer 9am

Lecture 29 - Mercer 10am

HW#9: Pressure vessels and combined loading
11 F Apr 5

Lecture 30: Mohr's Circle

Lecture 30 -Ertekin

Lecture 30 - Mercer

 
12 M Apr 8

Lecture 31: Generalized Hooke's Law + Theories of Failure

Lecture 31 -Ertekin

Lecture 31 - Mercer

Quiz 6: Stress transformation / Pressure vessels / Combined Loading, Th-Sat   WS #12: Mohr's Circle
12 W Apr 10

Lecture 32: Complete combined loading problems

Chapter 9, Part II - Theories of Failure Prelecture - Ertekin

Lecture 32 - Ertekin - Both Sections

 
12 F Apr 12

Lecture 33: Deflection in beams - integration methods

Lecture 33 - Ertekin - Both Sections

Bonus Problem - Ertekin - Both Sections

HW#10: Stress transformation (extended from Apr 10)
13 M Apr 15

Lecture 34: Deflection in beams - superposition methods

Chapter 12 - Beam Deflection Prelecture - Ertekin

Chapter 12 - Beam Deflection Prelecture, Part 1 - Mercer

Lecture 34 - Ertekin

Lecture 34 - Mercer

Quiz 6 Retry: Stress transformation / Pressure vessels / Combined Loading, Th-Sat   WS #13: Tongs
13 W Apr 17

Lecture 35: Deflection in beams - superposition methods

Lecture 35 - Ertekin

Lecture 35 - Mercer

 
13 F Apr 19

Lecture 36: Deflection in beams: Statically indeterminate problems - integration methods

Chapter 12 - Beam Deflection Prelecture, Part 2 - Mercer

Lecture 36 - Ertekin

Lecture 36 - Mercer

 
14 M Apr 22

Lecture 37: Deflection in beams: Statically indeterminate problems - superposition methods

Lecture 37 - Ertekin

Lecture 37 - Mercer

Quiz 7: Deflection problems, Th-Sat HW#11: Deflection - Part 1 Statically Determinate (extended from Apr 17) WS #14: Guitar
14 W Apr 24

Lecture 38: Deflection in beams: Statically indeterminate problems

Lecture 38 - Ertekin

Lecture 38 - Mercer

 
14 F Apr 26

Lecture 39: Buckling

Lecture 39 - Ertekin

Lecture 39 - Mercer

 
15 M Apr 29

Lecture 40: Buckling, elastic instability

Chapter 13 - Beam Deflection Prelecture - Mercer

Lecture 40 - Mercer

Quiz 7 Retry: Deflection, Mon-Wed HW#12: Deflection - Part 2 Statically Intdeterminate  
15 W May 1

Lecture 41: Review

Review Problems

Lecture 41 9am

Lecture 41 10am

Torsion review problem

   
15 F May 3      

Finals Week

CBTF Final exam May 2 - May 8