TAM 251 - Summer 2025

Graded assignments

This course uses the following resources as part of your grade:

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Course gradebook, lecture notes and videos

DRES Letter Intake Form

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	Assessments	Evaluations
1: Stress and Strain	Equilibrium and Stress Normal and Shear Stresses Allowable Stress Design Strain	Homework 1	Quiz 1
2: Material Properties and Axial Loading	Stress-Strain Diagram Deformations under Axial Loading Statically Indeterminate Structures Temperature Effects Misfit Problems	Homework 2	Quiz 2
3: Torsion, Shear and Moment Diagrams	Torsion Torque-Displacement Relation Indeterminate Shafts SF and BM Diagrams	Homework 3	Quiz 3
4: Beams and Transverse Shear Stresses in Beams	Beams in Bending - Normal Stress Composite Beams Transverse Shear Shear Flow	Homework 4	Quiz 4
5: Combined Loading	Pressure Vessels Combined Loading	Homework 5	Quiz 5
6: Stress Transformation and Failure Theories	Stress Transformation Theories of Failure	Homework 6	Quiz 6
7: Beam Deflection and Buckling	Deflection in Beams - Integration Methods Deflection in Beams - Superposition Methods Buckling	Homework 7	Final Exam