Daily Schedule – Sp 2023

ME 323: Mechanics of Materials

This page is set up to provide you with links to course material that is directly related to each class period. Please use this as a guideline for your daily work in the course.

Please note that most of the lecture book examples are found in the lecture book; however, to reduce the length of the lecture book, some of the examples have been moved from the lecture book to the Lecturebook examples page on this website. These examples are indicated by ( )**. The conceptual questions listed below are also found on the Lecturebook examples page.

Week 1: 1/9-1/13 Week 2: 1/16-1/20
Week 3: 1/23-1-27 Week 4: 1/30-2/3
Week 5: 2/6-2/10 Week 6: 2/13-2/17
Week 7: 2/20-2/24 Week 8: 2/27-3/3
Week 9: 3/6-3/10 Week 10: 3/20-3/24
Week 11: 3/27-3/31 Week 12: 4/3-4/7
Week 13: 4/10-4/14 Week 14: 4/17-4/21
Week 15: 4/24-28  

 

QUICK LINKS
Animations and demos
Course information
General discussion
Homework/Discussion
Lecture book examples

WEEK 1

Monday, January 9
Introduction: Static equilibrium and stress

Lecture book reading: Chapter 1
Lecture book video: Example 1.1
Lecture book video: Example 1.2
Lecture book video: Example 1.3
Lecture book video: Example 1.4**
Lecture book video: Example 1.5
Lecture book video: Example 1.6
Lecture book video: Example 1.7**
Lecture book video: Example 1.8**
Daily summary: statics review

Wednesday, January 11
Normal stress and strain: material properties

Lecture book reading: Chapter 2
Lecture book video: Example 2.1**
Lecture book video: Example 2.2**
Lecture book video: Example 2.3**
Lecture book video: Example 2.4
Lecture book video: Example 2.5**
Lecture book video: Example 2.6 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 2.7
Lecture book video: Example 2.8**
Lecture book video: Example 2.9**
Conceptual questions: 2.1, 2.2
Animations and demos: Poisson’s ratio
Daily summary: normal stress and strain
Relevant youtube video: Poisson’s ratio
Relevant youtube video: Understanding Young’s Modulus

Friday, January 13
Shear stress and strain

Lecture book reading: Chapter 3
Lecture book video: Example 3.1
Lecture book video: Example 3.2
Lecture book video: Example 3.3
Lecture book video: Example 3.4**
Lecture book video: Example 3.5
Lecture book video: Example 3.6
Lecture book video: Example 3.7**
Lecture book conceptual questions: 3.1
Animations and demos: strains in rods
Daily summary: shear stress and strain

 

WEEK 2

Monday, January 16
No class: University holiday

Wednesday, January 18
Stress: introduction to design

Lecture book reading: Chapter 4
Lecture book video: Example 4.1
Lecture book video: Example 4.2
Lecture book video: Example 4.3
Lecture book video: Example 4.4**
Lecture book video: Example 4.5
Lecture book video: Example 4.6**
Daily summary: failure analysis
Relevant youtube video: Stress and strain

Friday, January 20
Stress and strain: general definitions

Lecture book reading: Chapter 5
Lecture book video: Example 5.1**
Lecture book video: Example 5.2**
Lecture book video: Example 5.3
Lecture book video: Example 5.4
Lecture book video: Example 5.5**
Lecture book video: Example 5.6
Lecture book video: Example 5.7**
Lecture book video: Example 5.8
Lecture book video: Example 5.9
Lecture book video: Example 5.10**
Conceptual questions: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Animations: linear superposition of strains
Daily summary: 3D stress and strain

 

WEEK 3

Monday, January 23
Axial deformations: determinate structures

Lecture book reading: Chapter 6
Lecture book video: Example 6.1
Lecture book video: Example 6.2**
Lecture book video: Example 6.3
Lecture book video: Example 6.4
Lecture book video: Example 6.5**
Lecture book video: Example 6.6
Conceptual questions: 6.1, 6.10, 6.16, 6.18
Daily summary: axial deformation – determinate

Wednesday, January 25
Axial deformations: indeterminate structures

Lecture book reading: Chapter 6
Lecture book video: Example 6.7
Lecture book video: Example 6.8
Lecture book video: Example 6.9**
Lecture book video: Example 6.13**
Lecture book video: Example 6.14**
Conceptual questions: 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.9, 6.14, 6.19
Animations: indeterminate rods
Daily summary: axial deformation – indeterminate

Friday, January 27
Planar trusses: indeterminate structures

Lecture book reading: Chapter 6
Lecture book video: Example 6.10
Lecture book video: Example 6.11
Lecture book video: Example 6.12
Lecture book video: Example 6.15**
Conceptual questions: 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.15, 6.17
Animations: indeterminate trusses
Daily summary: indeterminate trusses

 

WEEK 4

Monday, January 30
Axial deformations: thermal effects

Lecture book reading: Chapter 7
Lecture book video: Example 7.1
Lecture book video: Example 7.2
Lecture book video: Example 7.3
Lecture book video: Example 7.4**
Lecture book video: Example 7.5
Lecture book video: Example 7.6
Lecture book video: Example 7.7**
Conceptual questions: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Animations: thermal strains
Daily summary: thermal effects

Wednesday, February 1
Torsion members: stresses in circular shafts

Lecture book reading: Chapter 8
Lecture notes – 3:30 lecture (Prof. Gonzalez)
Lecture book video: Example 8.1
Lecture book video: Example 8.2**
Conceptual questions: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Daily summary: stresses in circular shafts
Supplementary video: Understanding Torsion

Friday, February 3
Torsion members: determinate

Lecture book reading: Chapter 8
Lecture book video: Example 8.3
Lecture book video: Example 8.4 (in book)
Animations: angle of twist in circular shaft
Daily summary: determinate shafts

 

WEEK 5

Monday, February 6
Torsion members: indeterminate

Lecture book reading: Chapter 8
Special notes – Elongation of shafts under torque loads
Lecture book video: Example 8.5
Lecture book video: Example 8.6
Lecture book video: Example 8.7
Lecture book video: Example 8.8**
Daily summary: indeterminate shafts

Wednesday,  February 8
Beams: flexural stresses

Lecture book reading: Chapter 10
Lecture book video: Example 10.1
Lecture book video: Example 10.2
Lecture book video: Example 10.3**
Lecture book video: Example 10.4
Daily summary: flexural stresses in beams

Friday, February 10
Beams: flexural  and shear stresses

Lecture book reading: Chapter 10
Lecture book video: Example 10.5
Lecture book video: Example 10.6
Daily summary: shear stresses in beams

 

WEEK 6

Monday, February 13
Beams: shear stresses

Lecture book reading: Chapter 10
Lecture book video: Example 10.7
Lecture book video: Example 10.8**
Lecture book video: Example 10.9**
Lecture book video: Example 10.10
Lecture book video: Example 10.11
Lecture book video: Example 10.12**
Lecture book video: Example 10.13 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 10.14**
Lecture book video: Example 10.15**
Conceptual questions: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12
Animation: shear stress in beams
Explanation video: YouTube video on stresses in beams (very nicely done)
Daily summary: general stresses in beams

 

Wednesday, February 15
Beams: shear force/bending moment diagrams (determinate)

Lecture book reading: Chapter 9
Lecture book video: Example 9.1**
Lecture book video: Example 9.2
Lecture book video: Example 9.3
Lecture book video: Example 9.4
Lecture book video: Example 9.5**
Lecture book video: Example 9.6
Daily summary: shear force/bending moment diagrams

 

 

Friday, February 17
Beams: deflections using integration (determinate)

Lecture book reading: Chapter 11
Lecture book video: Example 11.1 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 11.2
Lecture book video: Example 11.3
Lecture book video: Example 11.4
Lecture book video: Example 11.5
Lecture book video: Example 11.6
Lecture book video: Example 11.7
Animation: beam deflections and BCs
Conceptual questions: 11.1, 11.3, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 
Daily summary: beam deflections (determinate)

 

WEEK 7

Monday, February 20
Review: Exam 1

Summary notes:  axial members (summarizing Chapters 6-8)
Practice review in class (9:30 section)
Pi Tau Sigma (student led) review session on Feb 21 from 6-7 pm in ME1012.

Wednesday, February 22
No class due to night exam

Friday, February 24
Beams: deflections using integration (indeterminate)

Lecture book reading: Chapter 11
Lecture book video: Example 11.10
Lecture book video: Example 11.11
Conceptual questions: 11.2, 11.4
Daily summary: beam deflections (indeterminate) 1

 

WEEK 8

Monday, February 27
Beams: deflections using superposition 

Lecture book reading: Chapter 11
Lecture book video: Example 11.17
Lecture book video: Example 11.18**
Lecture book video: Example 11.19 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 11.20
Lecture book video: Example 11.21 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 11.22**
Daily summary: superposition (determinate)
Daily summary: superposition (indeterminate) 
Superposition Tables

Wednesday, March 1
Energy methods: Castigliano’s method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 16
Lecture book video: Example 16.1
Lecture book video: Example 16.2
Lecture book video: Example 16.3
Daily summary: Castigliano 1

Friday, March 3
Energy methods: Castigliano’s method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 16
Lecture book video: Example 16.4 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 16.5
Lecture book video: Example 16.6 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 16.7 (in book)
Daily summary: Castigliano 2

 

WEEK 9

Monday, March 6
Energy methods: Castigliano’s method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 16
Lecture book video: Example 16.8A
Lecture book video: Example 16.8B
Lecture book video: Example 16.8A
Lecture book video: Example 16.8B
Daily summary: Castigliano 3

Wednesday, March 8
Energy methods: Castigliano’s method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 16
Lecture book video: Example 16.9
Lecture book video: Example 16.10**
Daily summary: Castigliano 3

Friday, March 10
shear force/bending moment diagrams (indeterminate)

Special problems to be supplied

March 13-17
No classes: University Spring Break

WEEK 10

Monday, March 20
Shear force/bending moment diagrams (indeterminate)

Special problems to be supplied

Wednesday, March 22
Energy methods: finite element method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 17
Lecture book video: Example 17.1 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 17.2 (in book)
Animation: building FE stiffness matrix and forcing vector
Daily summary: finite element method 1

Friday, March 24
Energy methods: finite element method

Lecture book reading: Chapter 17
Lecture book video: Example 17.3 
Lecture book video: Example 17.4 (in book)
Daily summary: finite element method 2

WEEK 11

Monday, March 27
Exam review

 

Wednesday, March 29
No class due to evening exam

 

Friday, March 31
Stress analysis: thin-walled pressure vessels

Lecture book reading: Chapter 12
Lecture book video: Example 12.1
Lecture book video: Example 12.2
Lecture book video: Example 12.3**
Lecture book video: Example 12.4
Conceptual questions: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4
Daily summary: thin-walled pressure vessels

WEEK 12

Monday, April 3
Stress transformations: principal/maximum shear stresses

Lecture book reading: Chapter 13
Lecture book video: Example 13.1
Lecture book video: Example 13.2
Lecture book video: Example 13.3
Daily summary: stress transformations 1

Wednesday, April 5
Stress transformations: Mohr’s circle

Lecture book reading: Chapter 13
Lecture book video: Example 13.4
Lecture book video: Example 13.5
Conceptual questions: 13.1, 13.2, 13.6, 13.7
Supplementary Video: Understanding Stress Transformation
Animation: the Mohr Explainer
Animation: becoming familiar with Mohr’s circles
Animation: Some Mohr’s circle examples
Interactive exercises: Mohr’s circle game, Part 1
Interactive exercises: Mohr’s circle game, Part 2
Daily summary: stress transformations 2

Friday, April 7
Stress transformations: absolute maximum shear stress

Lecture book reading: Chapter 13
Lecture book video: Example 13.6
Lecture book video: Example 13.7
Lecture book video: Example 13.8
Lecture book video: Example 13.9
Lecture book video: Example 13.10**
Lecture book video: Example 13.11**
Lecture book video: Example 13.12**
Conceptual questions: 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.9
Daily summary: stress transformations 3

WEEK 13

Monday, April 10
Stresses: combined loadings

Lecture book reading: Chapter 14
Lecture book video: Example 14.1**
Lecture book video: Example 14.2
Lecture book video: Example 14.3**
Lecture book video: Example 14.4
Conceptual questions: 14.1
Animation: stresses due to combined loadings

Wednesday, April 12
Stresses: combined loadings

Lecture book reading: Chapter 14
Lecture book video: Example 14.5
Lecture book video: Example 14.6
Lecture book video: Example 14.7**

Friday, April 14
Stresses: combined loadings

Lecture book reading: Chapter 14
Lecture book video: Example 14.8**
Lecture book video: Example 14.10 (in book)
Lecture book video: Example 14.11
Lecture book video: Example 14.12

WEEK 14

Monday, April 17
Failure analysis: stress theories

Lecture book reading: Chapter 15
Lecture book video: Example 15.1
Lecture book video: Example 15.2
Lecture book video: Example 15.3**
Lecture book video: Example 15.4
Lecture book video: Example 15.5**
Conceptual questions: 15.1, 15.2, 15.3
Download: Mohr’s circle review questions

Wednesday, April 19
Failure analysis: stress theories

Lecture book reading: Chapter 15
Lecture book video: Example 15.6
Lecture book video: Example 15.7
Animation: relating principal stress components to Mohr’s circle

Friday, April 21
Failure analysis: Buckling of columns

Lecture book reading: Chapter 18
Lecture book video: Example 18.1
Lecture book video: Example 18.2
Lecture book video: Example 18.3**
Lecture book video: Example 18.4
Lecture book video: Example 18.5**
Conceptual questions: 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8
Animation: simple buckling model

 

WEEK 15

Monday, April 24
Practice with combined loadings and failure analysis

Special problems to be supplied

 

Wednesday, April 26
Practice with combined loadings and failure analysis

Special problems to be supplied

 

Friday, April 28
Course review