Schedule

This is the schedule for the quarter. The midterm and final dates are fixed and homework will be due each week on Monday except around the exams. The lecture topics are tentative and will be adjusted to fit the flow of the class. Project One due dates are fixed and Project Two due dates will be posted later in the quarter. Check the schedule periodically for changes.

# Date Topic Materials Assignment Due
1 F Sep 25
  • Introduction to mechanical design
  • Factor of Safety
  • Uncertainty
  • Project 1 introduction
 
2 M Sep 28 Reliability, Tolerances, Units  
3 W Sep 30 Free body diagrams  
4 F Oct 2
  • Bending moment and shear diagrams
  • Problem + Q & A session
Proj. 1: 50 designs
5 M Oct 5 Multi-axial stress HW #1
6 W Oct 7
  • Principal stress
 
7 F Oct 9
  • Mohr's circle
  • Proj. 1: lightning presentations
Proj. 1: Five designs in notebook
8 M Oct 12
  • Elastic strain
HW #2
9 W Oct 14
  • Homework 2 review
  • Stress concentrations
 
10 F Oct 16
  • Curved beams
  • Pressure vessels
  • Proj 1: Intro to peer review
  • FEA: Stress concentrations
Proj. 1: Report Draft FEA Assignment
11 M Oct 19
  • Contact stresses
HW #3
12 W Oct 21
  • Copyright
  • Combined loads quiz
  • Deformation and stiffness
Proj. 1: Peer review
13 F Oct 23
  • Deflections of beams
Proj. 1: Report
14 M Oct 26
  • Deformation and stiffness
  • Midterm review
HW #4
15 W Oct 28
  • Catch up and review
 
NA F Oct 30 Midterm    
16 M Nov 2
  • Project 2: Intro and ideation
 
NA T Nov 3 Proj. 2: Unitrans visit    
17 W Nov 4
  • Castigliano's Theorem
 
18 F Nov 6
  • Statically indeterminate problems
  • Buckling and compression
  • Midterm results review
Proj. 2: Plan Memo
19 M Nov 9
  • Static failure theory: Ductile
HW #5
NA W Nov 11 Veteran's Day Holiday    
20 F Nov 13
  • Quiz on sections 5-7 to 5-13
  • Static failure theory: Brittle
  • FEA: Pressure Vessels
Proj. 2: Initial Design Memo
21 M Nov 16
  • Fatigue Failure Introduction
  • S-N curves and endurance limits
HW #6
22 W Nov 18
  • Crack growth
  • Marin parameters
 
23 F Nov 20
  • Stress concentrations
  • Fluctuating stress
Proj. 2.: Static Failure Memo
24 M Nov 23 Fluctuating stress HW #7
25 W Nov 25 Compound and cumulative loading  
NA F Nov 27 Thanksgiving Day Holiday    
26 M Nov 30
  • Cumlative loading
  • Homework review
HW #8
27 W Dec 2
  • Exam review
Proj 2.: Dynamic Failure Memo
28 F Dec 4
  • Project 2: Lightning talks
  • Review
  • Course evaluations
 
NA U Dec 6 NA   Proj 2.: Final Report
NA M Dec 7 NA   CATME Peer Eval
NA F Dec 11 Final Exam 10:30-12:30