TAM 456
TAM 456 - Experimental Stress Analysis
Spring 2025
| Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Stress Analysis | TAM456 | GR4 | 76116 | LCD | 3 | 1300 - 1450 | T R | 3100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg | Shelby Hutchens |
| Experimental Stress Analysis | TAM456 | UG3 | 36333 | LCD | 3 | 1300 - 1450 | T R | 3100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg | Shelby Hutchens |
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Official Description
Detailed Course Description
Basic theories for measuring stresses and deformations in load-carrying engineering components; use of optical, electrical, and mechanical instrumentation; laboratory sessions on brittle coatings, electrical resistance strain gages, photoelasticity, and moire interferometry. Lecture lab format. Prerequisite: TAM 251. 3 undergraduate or 3 graduate hours.
Topics:
Review of strength of materials (2 hr)
Stress, strain, generalized Hooke|#39;s law (2 hr)
Theoretical analysis of representative stress problems (3 hr)
Brittle coatings (6 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
Strain gages (8 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
Photoelasticity (9 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
Moir|eacute; interferometry (3 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
Digital Image Correlation
Other methods (3 hr)
Midterm examination (1 hr)
TOTAL HOURS: 37 lecture, 14 lab
ME: MechSE or technical elective.
EM: Secondary field elective.