University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

TAM 210

TAM 210 - Introduction to Statics

Spring 2022

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD236206DIS00900 - 0950 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD336207DIS01000 - 1050 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD436208DIS01100 - 1150 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD536209DIS01200 - 1250 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD636210DIS01300 - 1350 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Orcun Koray Celebi
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD736211DIS01300 - 1350 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Orcun Koray Celebi
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD838775DIS01400 - 1450 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Boqiang Qian
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AD958234DIS01500 - 1550 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Boqiang Qian
Introduction to StaticsTAM210ADA63234DIS01600 - 1650 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Junren Ran
Introduction to StaticsTAM210AE136212LCD21100 - 1150 M W F  112 Gregory Hall Wayne Chang
StaticsTAM211AD236214DIS00900 - 0950 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
StaticsTAM211AD336215DIS01000 - 1050 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
StaticsTAM211AD436216DIS01100 - 1150 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
StaticsTAM211AD536217DIS01200 - 1250 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Colton Dean Willhardt
StaticsTAM211AD636218DIS01300 - 1350 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Orcun Koray Celebi
StaticsTAM211AD736219DIS01300 - 1350 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Orcun Koray Celebi
StaticsTAM211AD838776DIS01400 - 1450 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Boqiang Qian
StaticsTAM211AD958237DIS01500 - 1550 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Boqiang Qian
StaticsTAM211ADA63237DIS01600 - 1650 W  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Junren Ran
StaticsTAM211AE136220LCD31100 - 1150 M W F  112 Gregory Hall Wayne Chang

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Official Description

Forces, moments, couples; resultants of force systems; equilibrium analysis and free-body diagrams; analysis of forces acting on members of trusses, frames, etc.; shear-force and bending-moment distributions; Coulomb friction; centroids and center of mass; applications of statics in design. Course Information: Credit is not given for both TAM 210 and TAM 211. Prerequisite: PHYS 211; credit or concurrent registration in either MATH 241 OR MATH 257. Class Schedule Information: Meets with TAM 211. A non-standard term course during the first 2/3 of the term. Students must register for one discussion and one lecture section.

Detailed Course Description

Forces, moments, couples; resultants of force systems; equilibrium analysis and free-body diagrams; analysis of forces acting on members of trusses, frames, etc.; shear-force and bending-moment distributions; Coulomb friction; centroids and center of mass; applications of statics in design. Credit is not given for both TAM 210 and TAM 211. Prerequisite: PHYS 211; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241. 2 undergraduate hours.

Topics:

Review of vector algebra (2 hr)
Forces, moments, couples (2 hr)
Equilibrium, equipollent systems, resultants, distributed forces (5 hr)
Equilibrium analysis, free-body diagrams, practical examples (6 hr)
Trusses, methods of joint and sections (3 hr)
Multi-force members, shear-force and bending-moment diagrams (4 hr)
Statics and structural design (1 hr)
Coulomb friction, applications (3 hr)
Centroids and center of mass (2 hr)
Hour exams (2)
TOTAL HOURS: 30

ME: Required, although TAM 211 may be substituted.

EM: Not suitable.

Last updated

9/19/2018

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