MIT
Department of Ocean Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

13.10J/1.573J Structural Mechanics
Units: 4-0-8

Fall 2001

Tentative Lecture/Recitation





September


5 Wed Lecture: Introduction, Forces, Free Body Diagrams, Stresses [NMP] (1-45)
7 Fri Recitation : Introduction to MATLAB [TA]
10 Mon Lecture: 3D Stress [NMP] (28-31, 567-598)
12 Wed Lecture: Concept of Strain [NMP] (47-80, 599-612)
14 Fri Recitation : Mechanical Properties of Solids [TA]
17 Mon Student Holiday : No class
19 Wed Lecture: 1-D Problems, Transformation Equations for Strain [NMP] (47-80, 111-166, 599-612)
21 Fri Recitation : Review of 3D Stress/Strain, Exercises [TA]
24 Mon Lecture: Multidimensional stress-strain relations [TM] (167-179, 195-211)
26 Wed Lecture: Strain Energy, Plane Stress [TM] (179-185, 213-237)
28 Fri Recitation : Quiz Review [TA]
LEGEND: NMP=Nicholas M Patrikalakis JC=Jerome Connor TM=Takashi Maekawa TA=Teaching Assistant
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October

1 Mon Lecture: Plain Strain [TM] (239-260)
5 Fri Recitation : Quiz #1
8 Mon Holiday : No class
10 Wed Lecture: Mechanics of Beams [TM] (283-359)
12 Fri Recitation : Exercises [TA]
15 Mon Lecture: Deflections of Beams [TM] (435-490)
17 Wed Lecture: Deflections of Beams Continued (435-490). Advanced Mechanics of Symmetric Beams [TM] (360-370)
19 Fri Recitation : Exercises [TA]
22 Mon Lecture: Advanced Mechanics of Symmetric Beams [TM] (371-412, Notes)
24 Wed Lecture: Advanced Mechanics of Complex Beams [TM] (371-412, Notes)
26 Fri Recitation : Exercises [TA]
29 Mon Lecture: Advanced Mechanics of Complex Beams [TM] (371-412, Notes)
31 Wed Lecture: Advanced Mechanics of Complex Beams [NMP] (371-412, Notes)

November

2 Fri Recitation : Exercise [TA]
5 Mon Lecture: Torsion (513-566), Analytical Solutions from Theory of Elasticity, Stress Concentration, St. Venant's Principle [NMP] (Notes)
7 Wed Lecture: Torsion (513-566), Analytical Solutions from Theory of Elasticity, Stress Concentration, St. Venant's Principle [NMP] (Notes)
9 Fri Recitation : Quiz 2 Review [TA]
12 Mon Holiday : No class
14 Wed Lecture: Failure Criteria [T. Wierzbicki] (261-282, Notes)
15 Thu Quiz 2 (6:00-8:00PM, Room 5-233)
16 Fri Recitation: Exercises [TA]
19 Mon Lecture: Elastic Stability of Columns [JC] (613-656, Notes)
21 Wed Lecture: Elastic Stability of Columns [JC] (613-656, Notes)
23 Fri Holiday : No recitation
26 Mon Lecture: Energy Methods [JC] (179-195, 464-473, 657-696, Notes)
28 Wed Lecture: Energy Methods [JC] (179-195, 464-473, 657-696, Notes)
30 Fri Recitation : Exercises [TA]
LEGEND: NMP=Nicholas M Patrikalakis JC=Jerome Connor TM=Takashi Maekawa TA=Teaching Assistant
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December


3 Mon Lecture: Energy Methods [JC] (179-195, 464-473, 657-696, Notes)
5 Wed Lecture: Energy Methods [JC] (179-195, 464-473, 657-696, Notes)
7 Fri Recitation : Final Exam Review [TA]
10 Mon Lecture: Energy Methods [JC] (179-195, 464-473, 657-696, Notes)
12 Wed Lecture: Rayleigh Ritz/Galerkin Methods (Notes), Computational Structural Mechanics [JC] (697-722, Notes)
LEGEND: NMP=Nicholas M Patrikalakis JC=Jerome Connor TM=Takashi Maekawa TA=Teaching Assistant
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FINAL EXAM : Wedn, Dec 19, 9am to noon in room 3-370