TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

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

Intro to Mechanics of materials; equilibrium and stress

Ch. 0 - Introduction

Ch. 0 Post-lecture Notes

Ch. 1 - Stress Prelecture

Ch. 1 Post-lecture Notes

 

No quiz during Week 1  
1 W June 16

Stress

Post-lecture notes

 
1 F June 18

Strain

Ch. 2 - Strain Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

HW #0: Statics Review (Not for credit)
2 M June 21

Mechanical properties of materials

Ch. 3 - Mechanical Properties of Materials Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

Quiz 1: Stress and Strain (10 am Fri)  
2 W June 23

Axial Loading (Prof. Johnson out of town)

Ch. 4 - Axial Loading Prelecture

Axial loading lecture

Post-lecture notes

W #1: Stress and Strain
2 F June 25

Class cancelled


 
3 M June 28

Axial loading (Happy 2π Day!)

(Prof. Johnson out of town)

Axial loading lecture

Post-lecture notes

Quiz 2: Mech Props and Axial Loading (statically determinate) (10 am Fri) Optional HW, for no credit: Enjoy two pieces of pie today!  
3 W June 30

Torsion of circular shafts (Prof. Johnson out of town)

Ch. 5 - Torsion Prelecture

Torsion lecture

Post-lecture notes

HW #2: Mech Props and Axial loading (statically determinate)
3 F July 2

Torsion of circular shafts

Torsion lecture

Post-lecture notes

 
4 M July 5

No class - Independence Day (observed)

Quiz 3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal ) and Torsion (10 am Fri)  
4 W July 7

Bending

Ch. 6 - Bending Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

HW #3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal) and Torsion
4 F July 9

Bending

Post-lecture notes

 
5 M July 12

Bending

Post-lecture notes

Quiz 4: Bending (10 am Fri)

 
5 W July 14

Transverse Shear

Ch. 7 - Transverse Shear Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

 

HW#4: Bending
5 F July 16

Transverse Shear

Post-lecture notes

 
6 M July 19

Pressure vessels and combined loading

Ch. 8 -  Combined Loading Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

Quiz 5: Transverse Shear (10 am Fri)  
6 W July 21

Combined loading

Post-lecture notes

HW #5: Transverse shear
6 F July 23

Combined Loading, stress transformation

Ch. 9 -  Stress Transformation Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

 
7 M July 26

Stress Transformation

Post-lecture notes

Quiz 6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation (10 am Fri)  
7 W July 28

Stress Transformation

Post-lecture notes

Failure Theories

Ch. 10 -  Failure Theories Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

HW#6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation
7 F July 30

Deflections in beams

Ch. 12 -  Beam Deflection Prelecture

Post-lecture notes

 
8 M August 2

Deflections in Beams

Post-lecture notes

Final Exam: Can be scheduled for Aug 6 or 7  
8 W August 4

Review

2012 Final Exam

2014 Final Exam - Mult Choice

2014 Final Exam - Problem Solving

Post-lecture notes

HW#7: Deflection in beams

—> Due Thursday 11:59 pm (no late period)

8 F

August 6

Final Exam