Monday, June 13

• Review the Course Syllabus and the Course Schedule
  • Complete the Syllabus Quiz on Gradescope.  The Syllabus Quiz is due by 11:59 pm EDT on Tuesday, June 14.
• Read Topic 1 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topics of Introduction; Static Equilibrium
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 1.1
  • Example 1.2
  • Example 1.3
  • Example 1.4
  • Example 1.5
  • Example 1.6
  • Example 1.7
  • Example 1.8
• Begin working on Homework 1.  Homework 1 is due by 11;59 pm EDT on Friday, June 17.

Tuesday, June 14

• Read Topic 2 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topics of Normal stress; Strain; Mechanical properties
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 2.1
  • Example 2.2
  • Example 2.3
  • Example 2.4
  • Example 2.5
  • Example 2.7
  • Example 2.8
  • Example 2.9
• Watch this animation that illustrates Poisson's ratio
• A simple illustration of plastic deformation
  

Wednesday, June 15

• Read Topic 3 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topics of Shear stress and strain - direct shear.
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 3.1
  • Example 3.2
  • Example 3.3
  • Example 3.4
  • Example 3.5
  • Example 3.6
  • Example 3.7
• Watch this video showing an example of direct shear in a punching operation.

Thursday, June 16

• Read Topic 4 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stress - introduction to deformable bodies.
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 4.1
  • Example 4.2
  • Example 4.3
  • Example 4.4
  • Example 4.5
  • Example 4.6
• Watch this video showing an example of a tensile test.  Note the deformation of the specimen as additional tensile load is applied.

Friday, June 17

• Read Topic 5 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stress and strain – general definitions
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 5.1
  • Example 5.2
  • Example 5.3
  • Example 5.4
  • Example 5.5
  • Example 5.6
  • Example 5.7
  • Example 5.8
  • Example 5.9
  • Example 5.10
• Watch the animation demonstrating linear superposition of strains
• Submit Homework 1 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm EDT tonight.

Monday, June 20

• Read Topic 6 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Axial members – statically determinate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 6.1
  • Example 6.2
  • Example 6.3
  • Example 6.4
  • Example 6.5
  • Example 6.6

Tuesday, June 21

• Read Topic 6 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Axial members – statically indeterminate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 6.7
  • Example 6.8
  • Example 6.9
  • Example 6.13
  • Example 6.14
• Watch the animation demonstrating indeterminate rods
• Submit Homework 2 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm EDT tonight.

Wednesday, June 22

• Read Topic 6 of the Lecture Book
• There is no lecture video for today; the video from June 21 also discussed planar trusses
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 6.10
  • Example 6.11
  • Example 6.12
  • Example 6.15
    
• Watch the animation demonstrating indeterminate trusses

Thursday, June 23

• Read Topic 7 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Axial members - thermal effects
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 7.1
  • Example 7.2
  • Example 7.3
  • Example 7.4
  • Example 7.5
  • Example 7.6
  • Example 7.7
• Watch the animation demonstrating thermal strains

Friday, June 24

• Read Topic 8 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Torsion members - circular bars
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 8.1
  • Example 8.2
• Submit Homework 3 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm EDT tonight.

Monday, June 27

• Read Topic 8 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Torsion members - statically determinate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 8.3
  • Example 8.4 (in lecture book)
• Watch the animation demonstrating angle of twist in circular shaft

Tuesday, June 28

• Read Topic 8 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Torsion members - statically indeterminate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 8.5
  • Example 8.6
  • Example 8.7
• Submit Homework 4 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight.

Wednesday, June 29

• Read Topic 9 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture videos on the topic of Beams – shear and bending moment diagrams (understanding the sign convention and drawing diagrams)
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 9.1
  • Example 9.2
  • Example 9.3
  • Example 9.4
  • Example 9.5
  • Example 9.6
  • Example 9.7
  • Example 9.8
  • Example 9.9
  • Example 9.11
  • Example 9.12
  • Example 9.13
  • Example 9.14
  • Example 9.15

Thursday, June 30

• Read Topic 10 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Beams - flexural stresses
  • Note that Appendix A.1 provides relationships for I, the second area moment, for some common cross-sections
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 10.1
  • Example 10.2
  • Example 10.4
  • Example 10.5
  • Example 10.6

Friday, July 1

• Exam 1 will be proctored on Zoom between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
• The exam will be closed book and closed note.  You may use a calculator in accordance with the ME calculator policy.  An equation sheet will be provided with the exam.
• The exam will cover material from Lectures 1-12.
• Exams from prior semesters can be found on Weekly Joys.

Monday, July 4

• No class - Independence Holiday Observed

Tuesday, July 5

• Read Topic 10 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Beams - shear stresses
  • Note that Appendix A.1 provides relationships for I, the second area moment, for some common cross-sections
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 10.7
  • Example 10.8
  • Example 10.11
• Watch the animation demonstrating shear stress in beams

Wednesday, July 6

• Read Topic 11 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Beams - deflections of statically determinate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 11.2
  • Example 11.3
  • Example 11.4
  • Example 11.5
    
  • Example 11.6
  • Example 11.7
• Watch the animation showing beam deflections and boundary conditions
• Submit Homework 5 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight.

Thursday, July 7

• Read Topic 11 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Beams – deflections of statically indeterminate structures
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 11.10
  • Example 11.11
  • Example 11.17
  • Example 11.20

Friday, July 8

• Read Topic 12 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Thin-walled pressure vessels – axial and hoop stresses

• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic

  • Example 12.1
  • Example 12.2
  • Example 12.4

• Submit Homework 6 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight

Monday, July 11

• Read Topic 13 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of  Stress transformation for plane stress and for principal / maximum shear stress
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 13.1
  • Example 13.2
  • Example 13.3

Tuesday, July 12

• Read Topic 13 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stress transformation - Mohr's circle
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 13.4
  • Example 13.5
• Watch this animation on becoming familiar with Mohr's circles
• Also watch some Mohr's circle examples

Wednesday, July 13

• Read Topic 13 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stress transformation - absolute maximum shear stress
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 13.6
  • Example 13.7
  • Example 13.8
  • Example 13.9

Thursday, July 14

• Read Topic 13 of the Lecture Book
• No lecture video today...just get some more practice with Mohr's circle
• If you have not done so already, work through all of the  Lecture Book examples inTopic13.

Friday, July 15

• Read Topic 14 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stresses - combined loading
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 14.2
  • Example 14.4
  • Example 14.5
  • Example 14.6
• Submit Homework 8 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm EDT tonight.

Monday, July 18

• Read Topic 14 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Stresses - combined loading
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 14.7
  • Example 14.8
  • Example 14.11
  • Example 14.12

Tuesday, July 19

• Exam 2 will be proctored on Zoom between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
• The exam will be closed book and closed note.  You may use a calculator in accordance with the ME calculator policy.  An equation sheet will be provided with the exam.
• The exam will cover material from Lectures 13-23.
• Exams from prior semesters can be found on Weekly Joys.

Wednesday, July 20

• Read Topic 15 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Failure analysis - stress theories
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 15.1
  • Example 15.2

Thursday, July 21

• Read Topic 15 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Failure analysis - stress theories
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 15.6
  • Example 15.7
• Watch the animation: relating principal stress components to Mohr's circle

Friday, July 22

• Read Topic 16 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Castigliano's method
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 16.1
  • Example 16.2
  • Example 16.3
  • Example 16.5
  • Example 16.8A
  • Example 16.8B
• Submit Homework 9 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight

Monday, July 25

• Read Topic 16 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Castigliano's method
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 16.8C
  • Example 16.8D
  • Example 16.9
  • Example 16.10

Tuesday, July 26

• Read Topic 17 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of the Finite Element Method
• Watch this animation on building FE stiffness matrix and forcing vector

Wednesday, July 27

• Read Topic 17 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of the Finite Element Method
• Submit Homework 10 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight

Thursday, July 28

• Read Topic 18 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Buckling of Columns
• Review the Lecture Book examples related to today's topic
  • Example 18.1
  • Example 18.2
  • Example 18.4
• Watch the animation of a simple buckling model

Friday, July 29

• Read Topic 18 of the Lecture Book
• Watch the lecture video on the topic of Buckling of Columns (the same video as from Thursday, July 28)
• Submit Homework 11 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight

Monday, August 1

• Use this time to review the class material and/or prepare for the final exam.

Tuesday, August 2

• Use this time to review the class material and/or prepare for the final exam.
• Submit Homework 12 on Gradescope by 11:59 pm tonight

Thursday, August 4

• The Final Exam will be proctored on Zoom between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
• The exam will be closed book and closed note.  You may use a calculator in accordance with the ME calculator policy.  An equation sheet will be provided with the exam.
• The exam will be cumulative.  Exams from prior semesters can be found on Weekly Joys.