Calendar

The abbreviation 'CDL' refers to the required text for the course: Crandall, S. H., T. J. Lardner, and N. C. Dahl. An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids. 2nd ed. McGraw Hill, 1999.

DAY # UNITS READINGS LEC # TOPICS LABS
1 Statics: Elements of Equilibrium CDL 1.1-1.9 Lec #1 Course Outline, Review of Forces and Moments, Vectors
2 Statics: Elements of Equilibrium CDL 1.1-1.9 Lec #2 Forces, Moments, Equilibrium FBD, Component Isolation
3 Statics: Elements of Equilibrium CDL 1.1-1.9 Lec #3 Internal Force, Friction Lab 1: Wine Bottle Holder
4 Forces and Moments Transmitted by Slender Members CDL 3.1-3.5 Lec #4 Shear Force, Bending Moment Diagrams
5 Forces and Moments Transmitted by Slender Members CDL 3.1-3.5 Lec #5 Shear Force, Bending Moment Diagrams
6 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #6 Force-Deformation, (1-D) F-D Relationships
7 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #7 Truss Structures Lab 2: Spring Constants
8 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #8 Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Situations
9 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #9 Castigliano's Theorem
10 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #10 Truss Design Exercises
11 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: Introduction CDL 2.1-2.5 Lec #11 Quiz 1 Lab 3: Measuring Young's Modulus
12 Stress and Strain CDL 4.1-4.6; 4.8-4.12 Lec #12 Stress, Equilibrium
13 Stress and Strain CDL 4.1-4.6; 4.8-4.12 Lec #13 Stress Transformation
14 Stress and Strain CDL 4.1-4.6; 4.8-4.12 Lec #14 Strain-Displacement Relationships
15 Linear Elasticity: Material Behavior CDL 5.1-5.7 Lec #15 Multiaxial Stress-Strain Relations Lab 4: Biaxial Loading
16 Linear Elasticity: Material Behavior CDL 5.1-5.7 Lec #16 Stress-Strain-Temperature Relations
17 Linear Elasticity: Material Behavior CDL 5.1-5.7 Lec #17 Examples
18 Torsion CDL 6.1-6.6 Lec #18 Polar Coordinates
19 Torsion CDL 6.1-6.6 Lec #19 Torsion
20 Torsion CDL 6.1-6.6 Lec #20 Quiz 2
21 Bending: Stress and Strains CDL 7.1-7.6 Lec #21 Pure Bending: Strains, Stresses
22 Bending: Stress and Strains CDL 7.1-7.6 Lec #22 Moment-Curvature Lab 5: Beam Bending #1
23 Bending: Deflection CDL 8.1-8.5 Lec #23 Deflection
24 Bending: Deflection CDL 8.1-8.5 Lec #24 Example Lab 6: Beam Bending #2
25 Stability of Equilibrium CDL 9.1-9.6 Lec #25 Stability of Equilibrium
26 Stability of Equilibrium CDL 9.1-9.6 Lec #26 Buckling