Note: This table shows the planned schedule of activities course. As the course progresses, assignment content may change in response to the flow of the class, so Items shown in italics are tentative, and may change.

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• Before Friday January 18 : Thoroughly read the administration page.
• Before Friday January 18 : If you haven't already, sign up for a lab session through ISIS. (current listing). The first lab meeting is Thursday January 24.

• Before Friday January 18: 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 January 18 from 12:00 to 12:45 in 302 Campbell.

• For Wednesday January 23:
  • Schodek: Ch 1 (skim), 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.

University holiday

• Due Wednesday Jan 30, 10:30 AM
  • 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).
  • Handout: Arcade problem.
• Practice problems:
  • Notes: Problems 1.1.5, 1.1.6. 1.1.9
• See the example solution for notes on format and presentation.
• NOTE: Practice problems will not be collected, but are recommended for study. Some problems for Schodek include answers in the book.

• For Monday Jan 28 :
  • Schodek: Sections 2.3.1 thru 2.3.3 (Equilibrium and reactions)
    

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

NOTES:

• Paperwork

• For Wednesday Jan 30 :
  • Sections 2.4.1 thru 2.4.2 (Internal Forces)

HOMEWORK 2: Calculating Reactions and Internal Forces

• Due Wednesday Feb 6, 10:30 AM:
  • Notes: Problems 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.11, 1.3.3
  • Handout: Arcade body equilibrium problem.
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: Problems 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8.
  • Notes: Problems 1.3.18, 1.3.17

• For Monday February 4 :
  • Schodek: Section 2.4.4 (Relationships of shear and moment)

• Tomorrow: Lab 2: Reactions and internal forces.
  

• Homework 2 Arcade problem.

• For Wednesday February 6:
  • Schodek: Section 2.4.3 (Shear and moment diagrams)
  • Schodek: Sections 3.2 and 3.3, skim section 3.2 and focus on section 3.3. (Loads and load evaluation).

HOMEWORK 2 Due.

HOMEWORK 3: Shear and Moment Diagrams

• Due Monday Feb 11, 10:30 AM:
  • 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

READING:

• For Monday February 11 :
  • Schodek: Chapter 3 (General analysis and load modeling.)

• Tomorrow: Lab 3: Internal force diagrams.

HOMEWORK 4: Load Evaluation

• Due Wednesday Feb 13, 10:30 AM:
  • Notes: Problems 3.1.1, 3.1.2

• For Wednesday February 14 :
  • Schodek: Sections 2.5 thru 2.7 (Mechanics of materials)
  • Gordon: Chapters 1 to 3, Chapter 1 is not essential, but is a pretty good read. (Structures and materials)Chapter 4 (Safety factors and uncertainty)
  • Petroski: Introduction (Learning from failure)

• Due Thursday February 14
  • See statement for Lab 4

• Lab 4: Framing and load evaluation
• Load evaluation sample worksheet

Pre-lab due tomorrow in lab.

• Due Monday February 18 :
  • Notes: Problems 2.1.2, 3.2.8.
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27

• For Monday February 18:
  • 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).

READING:

• For Monday February 27:
  • Schodek: Sections 6.3, 6.4.1 to 6.4.3

MODEL PROJECT:

• Due Thursday February 28:
  • Problem Statement
  • Team Assignments

• Model Project Problem Statement

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

• Homework through homework 5
• Labs through Lab 4
• Lectures through Wednesday February 13
• Readings through those assigned on Monday February 11
• Know formulas for stress, strain, and E-modulus.
• Closed book, closed notes.

• Properties of sections for sawn lumber.
• Properties of sections for Glu-laminated timber
• Sample properties of sections for steel wide flanges.

• For Wednesday Mar 12:
  • Schodek:Chapter 16 (Connections.)
  • Gordon: Chapter 7 (Connections and materials.)

• Lecture presentation survey

• Keep working.

READING:

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

• Model Project Teamwork Form

Spring Break

• Due Monday Mar 17:
  • Notes: Problems 4.1.22, 4.1.19.
  • Schodek: 6.1 6.2

READING:

• For Wednesday March 12:
  • 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 13:
  • Lab 5 statement
  • Bring beam section properties handouts for glu-lams and sawn lumber..

READING:

• For Monday March 17:
  • 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).

HOMEWORK 7: Buckling, Combined Bending and Axial Stress

• Due Monday March 24:
  • Notes: 4.2.1
  • Notes: 4.3.1 (See Schodek figure 6-43 p. 313 for examples of diagrams of bending stress distribution)
  • Notes: 4.3.2
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 7.1, 7.3

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

• For Monday March 24 :
  • Schodek: 4.3.5 thru 4.3.9, 4.4 (Misc truss topics, funicular trusses and truss design).

• Meet in room 105, Thursday March 20.
• Bring lab statement.

• Lab 6 Statement. (bring to lab session)

HOMEWORK 8: Trusses: Classical Truss Theory

• Due Monday Mar 31 :
  • Notes: 6.1.1 , 6.2.1
• Practice problems:
  • Schodek: 4.2, 4.7

• Before Monday Mar 31 :
  • Schodek: 5.1 thru 5.4 (Funicular structures, cables)
  • Notes: Section 8.4: Funicular Notes
  • Petroski: Chapter 8 (John Roebling), Chapter 9 (Tacoma Narrows bridge.)

• Probs 6.2.3, 6.2.8.

QUIZ:

• Thursday April 3.
  • 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

• Due Monday Apr 7, 10:30 AM 1:15 PM

• Before Monday Apr 7:
  • Schodek: Section 5.5 (Arches)

• Room E303 Thornton Hall , 7:00-10:00 PM.

• Homework 9 Statement

HOMEWORK 10: Cables and arches

• Due Monday April 14:
  • Notes: 7.1.4, 7.2.3, 7.2.10 (Photos of the Gallery of Machines)

• Before Monday April 14:
  • Schodek: Chapter 13 (Structural systems)
  • Gordon: pp. 192-197
  • Petroski: Ch. 3

• Notes: 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.2.4

HOMEWORK 11: Digital Structure Design

• Due Monday April 21
• Statement
• Teams

• Continue work on Digital Bridge

STUDY:

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

• Due Friday May 9, 11:59 PM
• 5 homework points for completion.