The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

TAM 251

TAM 251 - Introductory Solid Mechanics

Spring 2024

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD136242DIS01200 - 1250 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Junren Ran
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD236243DIS01300 - 1350 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Junren Ran
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD336244DIS01400 - 1450 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Younghyuk Kim
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD436245DIS01500 - 1550 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Younghyuk Kim
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD536246DIS01600 - 1650 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Younghyuk Kim
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD636247DIS01100 - 1150 M  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Md Sharier Nazim
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD736248DIS01400 - 1450 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jehyung Ko
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD836249DIS01500 - 1550 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jehyung Ko
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AD936250DIS01600 - 1650 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jehyung Ko
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251ADA41523DIS01700 - 1750 T  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Junren Ran
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251ADC51747DIS00900 - 0950 R  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jiaming Zhang
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251ADD59529DIS01000 - 1050 R  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jiaming Zhang
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251ADE63233DIS01100 - 1150 R  0023 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Yaswanth Sai Jetti
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AL136240LEC30900 - 0950 M W F  0035 Campus Instructional Facility Callan Luetkemeyer
Introductory Solid MechanicsTAM251AL236241LEC31000 - 1050 M W F  0035 Campus Instructional Facility Varda Hagh

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Official Description

Relationship between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, and design principles based on mechanics of solids: normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members; beam deflections; elastic energy and impact; multi-dimensional stress states; buckling of columns. Course Information: Prerequisite: TAM 210 or TAM 211.

Detailed Course Description

Relationship between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, and design principles based on mechanics of solids: normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members; beam deflections; elastic energy and impact; multi-dimensional stress states; and buckling of columns. Prerequisite: TAM 210 or TAM 211. 3 undergraduate hours.

Topics:

Basic concepts of stress and strain (4 hr)
Uniaxial loading and deformation: Statically determinate and indeterminate problems; design based on yield strength, ultimate strength (5 hr)
Torsion of circular shafts and thin-walled sections: Geometry of deformation, stress, distribution, statically determinate and indeterminate systems, design of shafts for power transmission (9 hr)
Stresses due to bending: Geometry of deformation, stress distribution, symmetric elastic beams, transverse shear, built-up beams, design of beams for structural applications (9 hr)
Beam deflections: Differential equations, double integration, direct integration, method of superposition, design based on deflections, slopes, shear forces, and bending moments (7 hr)
Multi-axial stress and strain states: Transformation of stress and strain, Mohr|#39;s circle representations, principal stresses and strains, states of plane stress and plane strain, two-dimensional elastic stress-strain relations, yield criteria, design problems for combined states of stress (6 hr)
Buckling of columns: Euler theory, design of columns (3 hr)
TOTAL HOURS: 44

Last updated

9/19/2018