TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

Recorded lectures can be viewed on the TAM 251 Mediaspace.

Week Day Date Lectures PrairieTest Quiz (subject to changes!) HW (subject to changes!)
1 M June 12

Intro to Mechanics of materials; equilibrium and stress

No quiz during Week 1  
1 W June 14

Stress

HW #0: Statics Review (due Thursday, June 15)
1 F June 16

Strain

 
2 M June 19

No lecture - Juneteenth (observed)

Quiz 1: Stress and Strain (Friday, June 23)  
2 W June 21

Mechanical properties of materials

HW #1: Stress and Strain (due Tuesday, June 20)
2 F June 23

Axial loading


 
3 M June 26

Axial loading

Quiz 2: Mech Props and Axial Loading (statically determinate) (Friday, June 30)  
3 W June 28

Torsion of circular shafts

HW #2: Mech Props and Axial loading (due Tuesday, June 27)
3 F June 30

Torsion of circular shafts

 
4 M July 3

Bending

Quiz 3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal ) and Torsion (Friday, July 7)  
4 W July 5

Bending

HW #3: Axial loading (statically indeterminate and thermal) and Torsion (due Tuesday, July 4)
4 F July 7

Bending

 
5 M July 10

Transverse Shear

Quiz 4: Bending (Friday, July 14)

 
5 W July 12

Transverse Shear

HW#4: Bending (due Tuesday, July 11)
5 F July 14

Pressure vessels and combined loading

 
6 M July 17

Combined loading

Quiz 5: Transverse Shear (Friday, July 21)  
6 W July 19

Combined loading and stress transformation

HW #5: Transverse shear (due Tuesday, July 18)
6 F July 21

Stress Transformation

 
7 M July 24

Failure Theories

Quiz 6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation (Friday, July 28)  
7 W July 26

Deflections in beams

HW#6: Combined Loading and Stress Transformation (due Tuesday, July 25)
7 F July 28

Deflections in beams

 
8 M July 31

Buckling of Beams

Final Exam: Aug 4, 8-10am (Friday)  
8 W August 2

Review

HW#7: Deflection in beams (due Tuesday, August 1)

8 F

August 4

Final Exam