TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

 

The quiz window is Thursday - Saturday for all quizzes including the retries, unless otherwise noted

Lecture Notes: AL1 (Prof. Callan Luetkemeyer)

Lecture Notes: AL2 (Prof.  Varda Hagh)

Week Day Date Lectures CBTF Quiz
(Subject to Changes!)

HW Due Date
(Subject to Changes!)

Worksheet
1 M Jan 15

MLK Holiday - no class

   

WS #1: Introduction and Review of Statics

Solution

1 W Jan 17

Intro/statics review

   
1 F Jan 19

Stress

  HW #0: Statics review
2 M Jan 22

Stress

   

WS #2: Elbow Joint

Solution

2 W Jan 24

Stress/strain

   
2 F Jan 26

Strain

  HW #1: Stress
3 M Jan 29

Material properties

   

WS #3: Tailgate

Solution

3 W Jan 31

Material properties

  HW #2: Strain
3 F Feb 2

No lecture: In-class quiz session

Quiz 1: Stress/Strain (HW 1 and 2)                                                                    

 
4 M Feb 5

Axial loading

   

WS #4: Bridge

Solution

4 W Feb 7

Axial loading

  HW #3: Material properties and axial loading - Part 1                            
4 F Feb 9

Axial loading

Quiz 1 retry      
5 M Feb 12

Axial loading

   

WS #5: Wind Turbine

Solution

5 W Feb 14

Torsion

  HW #4: Axial loading - Part 2
5 F Feb 16

No lecture: In-class quiz session

Quiz 2: Material Properties/Axial Loading (HW 3 and 4)

 
6 M Feb 19

Torsion

   

WS #6: Torsion Bar

Solution

6 W Feb 21

Torsion

  HW #5: Torsion - Part 1
6 F Feb 23

Shear/moment diagrams
 

Quiz 2 retry      
7 M

Feb 26               

Beams in bending

   

WS #7: Internal forces statics review

Solution

 

7 W Feb 28

Beams in bending

  HW #6: Torsion - Part 2
7 F Mar 1

No lecture: In-class quiz session

Quiz 3: Torsion  (HW 5 and 6)

 
8 M Mar 4

Beams in bending

   

WS #8: Bicycle!

Solution

8 W Mar 6

Transverse shear

Quiz 3 retry: WED through FRI HW #7: Normal stress in beams
8 F Mar 8

Transverse shear

   
9 M Mar 11

Spring break- no class

   

 

9 W Mar 13

Spring break - no class

   
9 F Mar 15

Spring break - no class

   
10 M Mar 18

Transverse shear

   

WS #9: Boom Crane

Solution

10 W Mar 20

Pressure Vessels

 

HW #8: Transverse shear

10 F Mar 22

No lecture: In-class quiz session

Quiz 4: Normal stress in beams and transverse Shear (HW 7 and 8)  
11 M Mar 25

Combined loading

   

WS #10: Beam Design

Solution

11 W Mar 27

Combined loading

  No HW due :)
11 F Mar 29

Stress transformation

Quiz 4 retry 

 
12 M Apr 1

Stress transformation

   

WS #11: Pipe System

12 W Apr 3

Stress transformation

  HW #9: Combined loading
12 F Apr 5

No class (Engineering Open House)

Quiz 5 (CBTF): Combined loading (HW 9)  
13 M Apr 8

No lecture: In-class quiz 5 session

   

WS #11: Pipe System(continued)

Solution

13 W Apr 10

Failure Theories

  HW #10: Stress transformation and failure criteria
13 F Apr 12

Failure Theories

Quiz 5 retry 

 
14 M Apr 15

Beam deflection

   

WS #12: Mohr's Circle

14 W Apr 17

Beam deflection

   
14 F Apr 19

No lecture: In-class quiz session

Quiz 6: Stress transformation and failure theories

 
15 M Apr 22

Beam deflection

  HW #11: Beams Deflection - Part 1

WS #13: Tongs

15 W Apr 24

Beam deflection

   
15 F Apr 26

Beam deflection

Quiz 6 retry     HW #12: Beams Deflection - Part 2
16 M Apr 29 Buckling     no discussion
16 W May 1 Buckling/Review   HW #13: Buckling no discussion
16 F May 3 No Class