MECH325 Syllabus (Spring, 2008)

Week
Lecture Topic
Reading
Assignment
Homework Assignments
and Quizzes

1

(1/21-1/25)

MLK Day (no class on Mon, 1/21)

  • course introduction
  • units, work, power
  • load analysis and free-body diagrams
    • beam loading

handouts,
Ch. 1,
Ch. 2
Hmwk 0: sign up for the
MECH325-L course Listserv

quiz 0 (practice) and
RamCT Browser Check

Hmwk 1 [Ch. 1, 2]
(due Mon, 1/28)

quiz 1 [week 1]
 (due Tue, 1/29)

2

(1/28 - 2/1)
  • material properties
    • stress-strain curve
  • stress analysis
    • axial, shear, and bending stresses
    • curved beams
    • transverse shear
    • principal stresses and Mohr's Circle

3.1-3.11,
4.1-4.7

Hmwk 2 [Ch. 4a]
(due Mon, 2/4)

quiz 2 [week 2]
(due Tue, 2/5)

3

(2/3 - 2/8)
    • Mohr's Circle example
    • stress concentration
  • strain, deflection, and stability
    • Castigliano's Energy Methods
      • introduction
      • example
4.8-4.17,
5.1-5.7
Hmwk 3 [Ch. 4b]
(due Mon, 2/11)

quiz 3 [week 3]
 (due Tue, 2/12)

4

(2/11 - 2/15)
      • examples (continued)
    • redundant reactions (statically indeterminate)
    • column stability
5.8-5.9,
5.10-5.15

quiz 4 [week 4]
 (due Tue, 2/19)

Hmwk 4 [Ch. 5]
(due Wed, 2/20)

5

(2/18 - 2/22)
  • Exam I overview
  • failure theories
    • fracture mechanics
    • maximum normal stress theory
    • maximum shear stress theory
    • maximum distortion energy theory
6.1-6.4,
6.5-6.10
 

6

(2/25 - 2/29)
  • safety factors and reliability
  • impact

EXAM I - Wed, 2/27

  • fatigue
    • S-N diagram

 
 6.11-6.15,
Ch. 7

quiz 5 [weeks 5,6]
 (due Tue, 3/4)

Hmwk 5 [Ch. 6]
(due Wed, 3/5)

7

(3/3 - 3/8)

    • fatigue strength factors
    • effects of mean stress
catch-up or get-ahead day
8.1-8.11,
8.13-8.14,
8.17.6

quiz 6 [week 7]
 (due Tue, 3/11)

8

(3/10 - 3/14)
    • effects of stress concentration
  • surface damage
    • corrosion
    • wear
    • contact stresses
  • introduction to FEA

Ch. 9,
5.16

Hmwk 6 [Ch. 7, 8]
(due Fri, 3/28)

9

(3/17 - 3/21)

Spring Break (no classes)  

10

(3/24 - 3/28)
  • Exam II overview
  • fasteners and screws
    • threaded fasteners
    • power screws
10.1-10.10

quiz 7 [weeks 8,10]
 (due Tue, 4/1)

11

(3/31 - 4/4)

    • static loading

EXAM II - Wed, 4/2

    • fatigue loading
    • bolt tightening
10.11-10.13

Hmwk 7 [Ch. 9, 10]
(Wed, 4/9)

12

(4/7 - 4/11)
  • rivets, welding, and bonding
    • rivet/bolt joint design
    • weld joint design
Ch. 11

quiz 8 [weeks 11,12]
 (due Tue, 4/15)

Hmwk 8 [Ch. 11]
(due Wed, 4/16)

13

(4/14 - 4/18)
    • weld joint design (continued)
  • springs
    • types, notation, geometry
E-Days (no class on Fri, 4/18)
12.1-12.7

quiz 9 [weld joint design]
 (due Tue, 4/22)

Hmwk 9 [Ch. 12]
(due Mon, 4/28)

14

(4/21 - 4/25)
    • helical compression springs
      • static loading
      • fatigue loading
  • types of gear drives
15.1-15.5,
15.13
 quiz 10 [springs]
 (due Tue, 4/29)

15

(4/28 - 5/2)
  • spur gears
    • geometry and nomenclature
    • force analysis
16.1-16.3,
16.6-16.7,
16.9-16.11

quiz 11 [gear drives, spur gears]
 (due Tue, 5/6)

Hmwk 10 [Ch. 15, 16]
(due Wed, 5/7)

16

(5/5 - 5/9)
  • helical and bevel gear force analysis
  • Final Exam overview
  • gear trains, planetary gear drives
  • slider and roller bearings (reading only)
13.1-13.4,
14.1-14.6
 
 FINAL EXAM (Mon, 5/12, 3:40-5:40 pm, same room)