MEEG 215 Mechanics of Solids Fall 2008

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Schedule:

Section 10 M, W, F - 10:10 - 11:00 SMI 120

Section 20D T - 11:00 - 12:15 SHL 100

Section 21D R - 11:00 - 12:15 SHL 100

Lab. Sections

Professors:

Lecture Component

Michael H. Santare E-mail: santare@udel.edu
Office: 208 Spencer Lab

Hours: TBA

Laboratory Component

Ian W. Hall E-mail: halliw@udel.edu
Office: 229 Spencer Lab

Hours: TBA

Assistants:  

TBA E-mail:
Office: 131SPL

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Office: 131SPL

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Office: 131SPL

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Office: 131SPL

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Text:

Mechanics of Materials, 7th edition, Prentice Hall, R. C. Hibbeler

Grading:

Homework 15%
Labs 20%
Tests (2) 20% (each)
Final 25%

Homework:

The homework grade will be based on the grading of in-class assignments and selected exercises.

Labs:

Student should come to lab prepared. This includes reading the lab write-up before performing the lab. Write-ups will be available on-line before the lab session. (Lab #1, Lab #2, Lab #3, Lab #4, Lab#5)

Students are expected to observe safety regulations in the laboratory at all times. Goggles are required and students should not wear open toed shoes, loose fitting clothing or jewelry in the lab. You will be assigned to a laboratory group and a lab meeting time of two hours per week. Your group will meet in the laboratory for 5 two-hour sessions over the course of the semester according to the lab schedule.  Laboratory reports are due two weeks after the scheduled laboratory session. Late laboratory reports will not be accepted.

Exams:

The midterm exams are scheduled for a class session. Make-up exams will not be given.

Final:

The final exam will be scheduled during finals week by the university. The exam will be cumulative, but will focus on the material presented after the second exam.

Academic Honesty:

Students will familiarize themselves with and abide by, the university code of conduct. Regarding academic honesty, the Student Guide to University Policies states, "All students must be honest and forthright in their academic studies. To falsify the results of one's research, to steal the words or ideas of another, to cheat on an assignment, or to allow or assist another to commit these acts corrupts the educational process. Students are expected to do their own work and neither give, nor receive unauthorized assistance: see http://www.udel.edu/stuguide/07-08/code.html.

Instructional Objectives:

At the end of this course, the student will be able to...

• Describe the stress distribution in axial, torsion, bending and direct shear loading of structural components
• Identify and solve statically indeterminate and thermal deflection problems
• Propose and solve appropriate boundary value problems for the deflection of simple structures
• Use Hooke's Law to evaluate stresses from a given state of strain and vice-versa
• Evaluate the state of stress at an arbitrary point in a generally loaded structure
• Construct and use Mohr's circle to determine the stress components associated with different planes at a point
• Apply energy methods to find deflections and/or reactions in structures
• Determine the critical buckling load for various types of axial members
• Demonstrate competency with several experimental mechanics techniques

Syllabus: (TENTATIVE)

wk/beg.	Monday	Discussion	Wednesday	Discussion	Friday
Sep 1	LABOR DAY		Introduction		Stress
Sep 8	Stress	Problem Session	Stress	Problem Session	Strain/Tension Test
Sep 15	Mechanical Properties	Problem Session	M. Props/Axial Load	Problem Session	Axial Load
Sep 22	Axial Load	Problem Session	Axial Load	Problem Session	Torsion
Sep 29	Torsion	Problem Session	Torsion	Problem Session	Torsion
Oct 6	Bending	Problem Session	Bending	Problem Session	Review
Oct 13	EXAM 1	Bending	Bending	Bending	Shear in Beams
Oct 20	Shear in Beams	Problem Session	Shear/Combined loads	Problem Session	Combined Loads
Oct 27	Combined Loads	Problem Session	Combined Loads	Problem Session	Stress Analysis
Nov 3	Stress Analysis	Election Day	Review	Problem Session	EXAM 2
Nov 10	Stress Analysis	Problem Session	Stress Analysis	Problem Session	Beam Deflection
Nov 17	Beam Deflection	Problem Session	Beam Deflection	Problem Session	Energy Methods
Nov 24	Energy Methods	Energy Methods	Problem Session	THKSGVG	THANKSGIVING
Dec 1	Energy Method	Problem Session	Columns	Problem Session	Columns
Dec 8	Columns	Problem Session	Review	Reading Day	FINALS BEGIN