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• Before Friday January 16 : Thoroughly read the administration page.
• Before Friday January 16 : If you haven't already, sign up for a lab session through ISIS. (current listing). The first lab meeting is Thursday January 22.

• Before Friday January 16: Do all of the problems in section 0 of the problem manual. These will not be collected. If it takes you more than an hour to complete the problems, or if you just feel a little rusty, then you should plan to attend the math review session on Friday Janaury 16 from 12:00 to 12:45 12:30 - 1:15 in 302 Campbell.

• For Wednesday January 14 :
  • Schodek: Ch 1, 2.1 thru 2.2 (Forces and Moments)
    
  • Notes: Section 8.1 Trigonometry Notes
    Section 8.2 Force Notes

• Course Description
• Assessment Committee statement

• There are no lab meetings this week.

• See the example solution for notes on format and presentation.
• Due Wednesay Jan 21, 10:30 AM 1:15 PM.
  • Notes: Problem 1.1.1
  • Handout: Problem 1 (Arcade particle problem).
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: Problems 2-1, 2-2.
  • NOTE: Practice problems will not be collected, but are recommended for study. Some problems for Schodek include answers in the book.

• For Wednesday January 21 :
  • Schodek: Sections 2.3.1 thru 2.3.3
    

• Before Lab Meeting on Thursday January 22 :
  • Do the Pre-lab exercise for Lab 1.
    

    

• Lab 1: Force systems, resultants, and reactions
• Homework 1 Arcade problem.
• Numbers, Measurement and Precision: notes on significant digits

NOTES:

• Paperwork

HOMEWORK 2: Force systems in two dimensions

• Due Monday Jan 26, 1:15 PM
  • Notes: Problems 1.1.4, 1.1.7, 1.1.10 (I recommend solving problem 1.1.10 on a xerox copy from the notes).
• Practice problems:
  • Notes: Problems 1.1.5, 1.1.6. 1.1.9

• For Monday Jan 26 :
  • Schodek: Sections 2.4.1 thru 2.4.2 (Internal Forces)
    

HOMEWORK 3: Calculating reactions.

• Due Wednesday Jan 28, 1:15 PM:
  • Notes: Problems 1.2.1, 1.2.2.
  • Handout: Arcade body equilibrium problem.
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: Problems 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8.

• For Wednesday Jan 28:
  • Schodek: Section 2.4.3 (Shear and moment diagrams)

• Homework 3 Arcade problem.

HOMEWORK 4: Internal Forces at a section

• Due Monday Feb 2, 1:15 PM:
  • Notes: Problems 1.3.11, 1.3.3
• Practice problems:
  • Notes: Problems 1.3.18, 1.3.17

• For Monday February 2:
  • Schodek: Section 2.4.4 (Relationships of shear and moment)

• Tomorrow: Lab 2: Reactions and internal forces.
  

HOMEWORK 5: Shear and Moment Diagrams

• Due Monday Feb 9, 1:15 PM:
  • Notes: Problems 1.3.12, 1.3.7, 1.3.4.
• Practice problems:
  • Notes: Problems 1.3.13, 1.3.14
  • Schodek: Problems 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13

• For Wednesday February 4:
  • Schodek: Sections 3.2 and 3.3, skim section 3.2 and focus on section 3.3. (Loads and load evaluation).

• For Monday February 9:
  • Schodek: Sections 2.5 and 2.6 (Mechanics of materials)
  • Gordon: Chapters 1 to 3, Chapter 1 is not essential, but is a pretty good read. (Structures and materials).

• Tomorrow: Lab 3: Internal force diagrams.

• Deflected shape worksheet
• Framing exercise worksheet.

HOMEWORK 6: Load Evaluation

• Due Wednesday Feb 11, 1:15 PM:
  • Notes: Problems 3.1.1, 3.1.2

• For Wednesday February 11:
  • Schodek: Section 3.1 (General analysis and load modelling.)
  • Gordon: Chapter 4 (Safety factors and uncertainty)
  • Petroski: Introduction (Learning from failure)

• Due Thursday February 11
  • See statement for Lab 4

• Lab 4: Framing and load evaluation

Pre-lab due tomorrow in lab.

• Due Monday February 16:
  • Notes: Problems 2.1.2, 3.2.8.
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27

• For Monday February 16:
  • Schodek: Sections 6.1, 6.2 (Introduction to beams and beam theory)
  • Gordon: Chapter 11 (Beams and trusses).
  • Petroski: Chapters 4 and 5 (Galileo marble column and false beam theory).
  • Cleese and Chapman:The Architect's Sketch (Ethically balancing the interest of the client and the public) Video

READING:

• For Monday February 23:
  • Schodek: Sections 6.3, 6.4.1 to 6.4.3

MODEL PROJECT:

• Due Thursday February 26:
  • Problem Statement
  • Team Assignments

• Properties of sections for sawn lumber.
• Properties of sections for Glu-laminated timber
• Sample properties of sections for steel wide flanges.
• Model Project Problem Statement
• Model Project Teamwork Form

• No lab meeting this week (because of upcoming quiz)

• Homework through homework 7
• Labs through Lab 4
• Lectures through Wednesday February 13
• Readings through those assigned on February 12
• Know formulas for stress, strain, and E-modulus.
• Closed book, closed notes.

• For Wednesday Feb 25:
  • Schodek:Chapter 16 (Connections.)
  • Gordon: Chapter 7 (Connections and materials.)

MODEL PROJECT:

• Keep working.

READING:

• For Monday Mar 10 (after break):
  • Schodek: Chapter 7 (skip sub-section 7.3.1 on Eccentric Loads).

Spring Break

• Due Monday Mar 16:
  • Notes: Problems 4.1.22, 4.1.19.
  • Schodek: 6.2 (this problem concerns section properties for a rectangual beam with a hole. In the 5th edition, it is labeled problem 6.1)

READING:

• For Wednesday March 11 (after break):
  • Schodek: Section 7.3.1 and section 6.4.7 on Prestressing and Post-tensioning.
  • Gordon: Chapter 9. (Combined axial and bending).

• Column buckling example notes.

• Thursday Mar 12:
  • Lab 5 statement
  • Bring beam section properties handouts.

HOMEWORK 9: Buckling, Combined Bending and Axial Stress

• Due Monday March 23:
  • Notes: 4.2.1
  • Notes: 4.3.1. See Schodek figure 6-43 p. 313 (6-39 p. 297 in the 5th edition) for examples of diagrams of bending stress distribution
  • Notes: 4.3.2 (Note: E = 29,000 ksi)
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 7.1, 7.3

• For Wednesday March 18:
  • Schodek: Intro statement to Part II, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1 thru 4.3.4, skim the material on graphic statics in section 4.3.3. (Trusses)
  • Gordon: Revisit Chapter 11. (Trusses and beams).

• Arcade Tutorial 2: Elastic Beam. Recommended to do pages 1 through 4 before Thursday's lab.

• For Monday March 23:
  • Schodek: 4.3.5 thru 4.3.9, 4.4 (Misc truss topics, funicular trusses and truss design).

• You and a partner should bring a fully charged laptop to the lab room.
• Make sure that Arcade is installed and runs properly on the laptop.

• Lab 6 Statement. (bring to lab session)

HOMEWORK 10: Trusses: Classical Truss Theory

• Due Monday Mar 30:
  • Notes: 6.1.1 , 6.2.1
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 4.2, 4.7

• Before Monday Mar 30:
  • Schodek: 5.1 thru 5.3 (Funicular structures, cables)
  • Petroski: Chapter 8 (John Roebling)

• Probs 6.2.3, 6.2.8 (parts a through f).

QUIZ:

• Thursday April 2.
  • Similar format to last time
  • The quiz will emphasize topics since the first quiz (shown in blue below), but will also build on the preceding topics.
    • Mechanics of Materials, stress-strain calculations
    • Load Evaluation
    • Shear and Moment Diagrams
    • Deflected shapes
    • Codes and design criteria
    • Beam theory and design
    • Compression elements and buckling
    • Prestressing
    • Member design using interaction
    • Connections
    • Trusses

LAB:

• Open lab sessions.
• TAs will be available for questions.

• Due Monday Apr 6

• Before Monday Apr 6:
  • Schodek: Section 5.5 (Arches)

• Room 009 Olsson Hall , 7:00-10:00 PM.

• Homework 11 Statement

HOMEWORK 12: Cables and arches

• Due Monday April 13:
  • Notes: 7.1.4, 7.2.3, 7.2.10 (Photos of the Gallery of Machines)

• For Wednesday April 8:
  • Notes: Section 8.4: Funicular Notes
  • Petroski: Chapter 9 (Tacoma Narrows bridge.)
  • Schodek: Section 5.4 (Design of cable structures)

• Before Monday April 13:
  • Schodek: Chapter 15
  • Gordon: pp. 192-197
  • Petroski: Ch. 3

• Notes: 7.1.2, 7.1.3 , 7.2.4

HOMEWORK 13: Digital Structure Design

• Due Monday April 20
• Statement
• Teams

NOTES:

• Continue work on Digital Bridge

STUDY:

• Review quiz 2, use the results as a guide in studying for the final.

• 5 homework points for completion.