ZJUI TAM 211: Statics

 

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Week Day Date Class Reference Material Quiz Discussion Sections Homework Due Written Assignment
1 M Sept 10

Lecture 1
Introduction and general principles

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Chapter 1

Quiz 0

(practice on PL)

Discussion Introduction

MATLAB references

Tutorial slides

Tutorial MATLAB m file

PL Guide

HW 1
due Tues Sept 18

WA 1

WA Instructions

W Sept 12

Lecture 2
Vector operations, Cartesian vectors

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Chapter 2

Vectors help 1
Vectors help 2

F Sept 14

Lecture 3
Unit vectors, vector directed along a line

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2 M Sept 17

Lecture 4
Vector projections, dot product, cross product

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Chapter 2  

 

HW 2

due Tues 9/25

WA 2

due Fri 9/28

W Sept 19

Lecture 5
Cross product, Equilibrium of particle - Free Body Diagram (FBD)

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Chapter 3

see Resultant Force Videos in Blackboard

F Sept 21

Lecture 6
System of particles; 3D systems

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Chapter 3
 
3 M Sept 24

Mid-Autumn Festival - No class​

 

Quiz 1

(Lectures 1-6)

Thurs 9/27 6-7pm

computer lab

 

 

HW 3

due Tues 10/9

WA 3

due Fri 10/12

W Sept 26

Lecture 7
Moment of a force

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Chapter 4

 
F Sept 28

Lecture 8
Moment about a specified axis

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Chapter 4
 

4 M Oct 1 National Day Holiday -
No class
         
W Oct 3  
F Oct 5  
5 M Oct 8

Lecture 9
Couples

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Chapter 4  

 

HW 4

due Tues 10/16

WA 4

due Fri 10/19

W Oct 10

Lecture 10
Equivalent systems

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Chapter 4
F Oct 12

Lecture 11
Equivalent systems / Reduction of a distributed loading

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Chapter 4
6 M Oct 15

Lecture 12
Reduction of a distributed loading/Equilibrium of rigid body - Free body diagram (FBD)

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Chapters 4-5

Quiz 2

(moved to week

of Oct 22)

 

 

HW 5

due Tues 10/23

WA 5

due Fri 10/26

W Oct 17

Lecture 13
Equilibrium of rigid body - Free body diagram (FBD)/ 2D reactions

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Chapter 5
F Oct 19

Lecture 14
2D reactions

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Chapter 5
7 M Oct 22

Lecture 15
2D-3D reactions, 2 & 3 force members

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Chapter 5

Quiz 2 

(Chap 4)

Wed 10/24 (8-9am)

class time

computer lab

 

 

HW 6

due Tues 10/30

WA 6

due Fri 11/2

W Oct 24 Quiz 2 (Computer lab: D211 for ME, D331 for CEE)  
F Oct 26

Sports Meeting - No class

 
8 M Oct 29

No Class (make up for Quiz 3 time)

 

Quiz 3

(Chap 5)

Fri 11/2 (8-9am)

class time

lecture room

 

 

HW 7

due Tues

11/6

WA 7

due Fri 11/9

W Oct 31

Lecture 16
2D-3D reactions

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Chapter 5
F Nov 2

8:00am: Quiz 3 (Teaching Bldg A418/A420) , 9:00am Lecture, 10:00am Discussion Section

All students attend 8:00-11:00

Lecture 17

Structural Analysis - Zero-force Members, Method of Joints

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Chapter 6
9 M Nov 5

Lecture 18

Method of Sections

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Chapter 6
 
 

 

 

 

HW 8

due Tues

11/13

WA 8

(no assignment)

W Nov 7

Lecture 19

Frames and Machines

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Chapter 6
 
F Nov 9

Lecture 20
Internal forces

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Chapter 7
 
10 M Nov 12

Lecture 21
Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams

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Chapter 7

Quiz 4

Wed 11/14 in class

 

 

HW 9

due Tues

11/20

WA 9

due

Fri 11/23

W Nov 14

Quiz 4 during class time

Instructional Lab Building

D211 (ME students), D331 (CEE students)

Chap 5 (3D rigid bodies), Chap 6 (Structural Analysis)

 
F Nov 16

Lecture 22
Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams

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Chapter 7
11 M Nov 19

Lecture 23
Relationships between w, V, M

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Chapter 7  

 

HW 10

due Tues

11/27

WA 10

due

Fri 11/30

W Nov 21

Lecture 24
Friction

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Chapter 8.1
F Nov 23

Lecture 25
Friction

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Chapter 8.2
12 M Nov 26

Lecture 26
Center of Gravity and Centroid

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Chapter 9

Quiz 5

Fri 11/30 in

class 8-9am

Chap (7.1-7.3)+(8.1-8.2)

 

HW 11

due Tues

12/4

WA 11

due

Fri 12/7

W Nov 28

Lecture 27
Center of Gravity/Composite Areas

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Chapter 9
F Nov 30

8:00am: Quiz 5 (Teaching Bldg A418/A420) , 9:00am Lecture, 10:00am Discussion Section

All students attend 8:00-11:00

Lecture 28
Fluid pressure

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Chapter 9

13 M Dec 3

No Class (make up for Quiz 5 time)

 

 

 

 

HW 12

due Tues

12/11

WA 12

due

Fri 12/14

W Dec 5

Lecture 29
Fluid pressure

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Chapter 9
F Dec 7

Lecture 30
Fluid pressure

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Chapter 9
14 M Dec 10

Lecture 31
Area Moment of Inertia/Parallel Axis Theorem

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Area, Centroid, Area Moment of Inertia Equations Sheets

Chapter 10

Quiz 6

Fri 12/14 

9-10am (note time)

Chap 9

 

HW 13

due Tues

12/18

WA 13

due

Fri 12/21

W Dec 12

Lecture 32
Composite Inertia/Mass Moment of Inertia

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Chapter 10
F Dec 14

9:00am: Quiz 6 (Teaching Bldg A418/A420), 10:00am Discussion Section

All students attend 9:00-11:00

​No lecture due to quiz

 
15 M Dec 17

Lecture 33
Virtual Work

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Chapter 11  

 

HW 14

due Tues

12/25

 

WA 14

due

Fri 12/28

 

W Dec 19

Lecture 34
Virtual Work

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Chapter 11
F Dec 21

Lecture 35
Review of course

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  W Jan 9

Final Exam

9:00-12:00

Instructional Lab Building

D211 (ME students), D331 (CEE students)

Lecture 1-34