CVEN 305-503 Syllabus
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Fall 2008 - C.E. Room 118
TR 11:10 am - 12:25 pm

Professor: Lee L. Lowery, Jr., PhD, P.E.

Office: Old CE Building, Room 139C
Phone: 979-845-4395 (Office), 979-775-5401 (Home)
e-mail: Lowery@tamu.edu

Office Hours:

MWF 8:00 am - 10:00 am, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TR 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Half of my time is spent teaching CVEN 305 and CVEN 345. During the remaining hours I am a departmental adviser and have limited time for tutoring. Please plan on assistance either during my office hours, or see the tutor during their office hours. On TR until 3:35 pm I am either teaching or preparing for my 305 and 345 classes, so please note that you won't find me during those hours. Don't wait until just before class to get help or you likely won't get any.

I try and keep my calendar up to date, and to add unexpected meetings as they arise. However, it will always be in your best interests to call before you come by, unless you are already in the area.

Teaching Associate: Ramesh Kumar

   Office: Old Civil Engineering Building
   Room 016B (In the basement)
   Desk: Has CVEN 305 sign over desk
   Phone: No phone in office
   Office Hours for CVEN 305 Assistance:
           Tue & Thu : 3:00-5:00PM
           Fri: 9:00AM-11:00AM.
   e-mail: rameshkumar108@gmail.com

Textbook: The textbook is excellent - one of the best:

Beer, Ferdinand P., E. Russell Johnston, Jr., John T. DeWolf, and David F. Mazurek. 2009. Mechanics of Materials. 5^th Edition. McGraw-Hill.

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Catalog Description:

Stress/deformation relationships for continuous media to structural members; axially loaded members; thin-walled pressure vessels; torsional and flexural members; shear; moment; deflection of members; combined loadings; stability of columns; non-symmetrical bending, shear center; indeterminate members; elastic foundations. Prerequisite Satisfactory completion of CVEN 221 or equivalent (Statics).

Course Objectives:

To introduce students to applications of stress and deformation relationships for structural members subjected to axial, torsional, and bending loads, and thin-walled pressure vessels. Students will study stress and deformation of structural members under combined loadings, stability of columns, nonsymmetrical bending, including indeterminate members.

Learning Outcomes - This course emphasizes the following ABET Learning Outcomes. Note that the letters refer to those used by ABET.

(a) Ability to apply knowledge of basic mathematics, science, and engineering.

Course Prerequisites:

To take CVEN 305, you must have been admitted to upper level in Civil Engineering, and have received a passing grade (no D's, F's or I's) in CVEN 221 and completed MATH 251.

Course Assessment:

Graded major exams (Quiz A, Quiz B, Final Exam = 3 @ 30% each)
Graded homework assignments, Readiness Assessment Tests (RATs), Class Participation, Attendance, Projects (all of equal value) = 10%

Syllabus Information:

Class Expectations
General Information Regarding Format for Exams, Quizzes, and Homework
Where to get help for 305
Grading
Attendance
Illness
Academic Dishonesty Policy

Resources available to the student:

Instructor of record: Dr. Lee L. Lowery, Jr.
Teaching associate:
CE 305 List Server/File Server/Grades Server <---- CLICK HERE FIRST TO REGISTER FOR LIST SERVER
Computer software (Excel, EES, etc.)
Computers in the Civil Engineering Computer Labs
Old Exams
Class lectures and notes posted during the semester
Tutoring and Student use of the solution manual
Make-up exams
Access to the Civil Engineering Apps Server
Seating Chart

The correct time (to the nanosecond)

Course Schedule:

NOTE ON HOMEWORK:
The homework assignments may be modified from that shown below.
Please check the list frequently for changes.

Week

Textbook Reading Assignments

Daily Problem Assignments

All homework is due one week after assigned, before you sit down for class, unless noted otherwise. Homework handed in at the end of class will be counted late.

Homework is assigned on the dates shown below, and is due one week later, unless otherwise noted.

1) 8/26 - 8/28

Sections 1.1 - 1.13

Tuesday Assignment:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 1.13, 1.15

Thursday Assignment:
1.16, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25, 1.30, 1.39, 1.44, 1.51

2) 9/2 – 9/4

Sections 2.1 - 2.9

Tuesday Assignment:
2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9, 2.10, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16

Thursday Assignment:.
2.24, 2.26, 2.33, 2.35, 2.36, 2.39, 2.45

3) 9/9 - 9/11

Sections 2.10-2.12, 2.14, 2.17-2.19, 3.1- 3.4

Tuesday Assignment:
2.47 ,2.49 ,2.51 ,2.58 , 2.61, 2.63, 2.79

Thursday Assignment:
2.81, 2.94, 2.97, 3.3, 3.7, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15

4) 9/16 - 9/18

Sections 3.5 - 3.8

At this juncture, students are strongly encouraged to study Appendix A thoroughly.

Tuesday Assignment:
3.21, 3.23, 3.33, 3.36, 3.37, 3.49, 3.52

Thursday Assignment:
3.54, 3.55, 3.57, 3.67, 3.73, 3.76, 3.84, 3.90

5) 9/23 - 9/25

Sections 4.1-4.4, 4.6-4.7

Tuesday Assignment:
4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17

Thursday Assignment:
4.21, 4.26, 4.33, 4.34, 4.37, 4.40, 4.61, 4.63

6) 9/30 - 10/2

Sections 4.12, 4.14, 5.1-5.2

Tuesday Assignment:
4.102, 4.103, 4.107(no stress concentration factors here), 4.126, 4.132b ONLY

Thursday Assignment:
4.142, 4.145, 5.3, 5.5, 5.9, 5.11, 5.16, 5.23

7) 10/7 - 10/9

10/7/08 - QUIZ A

Sections 5.3,5.4

Tuesday:
Quiz A - Covers through homework problem #3.90

You are permitted to bring one 8.5" x 11" cheat sheet to the quiz, hand written by you (no copies) on one side only, no example problems. Equations only.

Thursday Assignment:
5.44, 5.56, 5.58, 5.61, 5.73, 5.75, 5.77, 5.79, 5.81

8) 10/14- 10/16

Sections 6.1 - 6.4, 6.6, 6.7

Tuesday Assignment:
6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.10, 6.11, 6.13

Thursday Assignment:
6.16, 6.21, 6.29, 6.30, 6.36, 6.37, 6.41, 6.45

9) 10/21 -10/23

Sections 7.1 - 7.3

Tuesday Assignment:
7.1, (7.3 Deleted), 7.13, 7.16, 7.17, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9

Thursday Assignment:
7.10, 7.12, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21, 7.27, 7.29

10) 10/28-10/30

Sections 7.4 - 7.6,7.9

Tuesday Assignment:
7.31, 7.32, 7.34, 7.49, 7.51, 7.55, (7.68 Deleted)

Thursday Assignment:
7.70, 7.98, 7.104, 7.108, 7.115, 7.117, 7.120

11) 11/4 - 11/6

Sections 9.1-9.3,9.5

Tuesday Assignment:
9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9

Thursday Assignment:
9.10, 9.13, 9.19, 9.20, 9.21, 9.25

12) 11/11 - 11/13

Sections 9.6- 9.7

Tuesday Assignment:
9.35, 9.36, 9.39, 9.45, 9.49, 9.53

Thursday Assignment:
9.54, 9.65, 9.73, 9.75, 9.78

13)11/18 - 11/20

11/18/08 - QUIZ B
Sections 9.8, 10.1-10.2
Tuesday:

Quiz B - Covers everything through homework problem #7.55

You are permitted to bring one 8.5" x 11" cheat sheet to the quiz, hand written by you (no copies) on TWO SIDES, no example problems. Equations only.

Thursday Assignment:
9.79, 9.81, 9.86, 10.9, 10.10

14) 11/25

Sections 10.3-10.4, 10.6

Tuesday Assignment: (Due next class):
10.12, 10.14, 10.20, 10.21, 10.23

15) 12/2

Catch Up, Final Exam Review

Pick up any old homework outside of my office in a day or two.

VERIFY THE FINAL EXAM DATE HERE

Final Exam: 12/5/2008
Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Final Exam - Open book, plus your one-page cheat sheet. Exam covers everything in the course, with emphasis on the materials after Quiz B. Approximate target coverage:
20% Quiz A
30% Quiz B
50% after Quiz B

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05-10-09 - 09-12-09 = ?
12-22-08 - 05-10-09 = 804
08-22-08 - 12-21-08 = 3368
01-12-08 - 08-22-08 = 168