Syllabus, TAM 202, Spring 2001
Statics and Strength of Solids

Subject to change (updated April 26, 2001)

PR = Pratap and Ruina text,           BJ = Beer and Johnston Text

Day Date   Reading   Topic

M   Jan 22  PR 1.1 ,2.1  Mechanics Intro, vectors
W       24     2.2-3     dot product, cross product

M   Jan 29     2.3       Moment about an axis
W       31     2.4       Equivalent Force Systems

M   Feb	 5     2.5       Center of mass
W        7     3, 4.1    Free body diagrams, Equilib of one body

M       12     4.1       Equilib of one body (cont'd)
W       14     4.2       Trusses

M       19     4.4       Internal forces
W       21     4.4       Tension, shear and bending diagrams

M       26     4.5       Springs
W       28     4.1-4     Review by example

M   Mar  5     4.6       Structures and machines
T  *Mar  6*   *Prelim 1 (through PR 4.5), 7:30 PM Upson B17* 
W        7     4.6       Structures and machines 

M       12  BJ 1.1-9     Tension Stress  1.1-9
W       14     2.1-7     Strain and elasticity

M       19               SPRING BREAK 
W       21               SPRING BREAK 

M       26    2.8-10     Thermal strain, indeterminate problems
W       28    2.11-18    Shear stress, Poisson's ratio

M   Apr	 2    3.1-5      Torsion
T  *Apr* 3   *Prelim 2 (through BJ 2.8, comprehensive) 7:30 PM Hollister B14*  
W        4    3.6-8      Torsion

M        9    4.1-5      Normal stress in beams
W       11    A.1-5      Normal stress in beams (cont'd)

M       16    5.1-6      Shear stress in beams
W       18    5.11       Combined loading

M       23    7.3-4      M,V review, Beam Deflection
W       25    8.1-4      Beam Deflection (cont'd)

M       30   11.1-4      Buckling
W   May	 2    6.1-9      Mohr's Circle and Failure

W   May 16  *Final Exam, 3:00 - 5:30 PM (comprehensive)*

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