HigherEd 2.0

There’s always a but. We decided yesterday in class that we would have no more collected homework this semester, and we would instead use the time for the project. But you did ask for some suggested problems out of Ch. 8 and 9, so here they are:
Ch. 8: 8-26/27, 8-34, 8-37 (looks […]

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This homework is due on Friday April 3 at NOON. No late homework will be accepted. There are only two problems, both of which will support your quiz preparation and your general understanding of the material in Ch. 7.
Problem 7-26, 7-54
Note that 7-26 really is a shear STRESS problem, even though the problem […]

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This homework is due on Monday March 30 at NOON. Please be in class on time, because NO late homework will be accepted. Just a few problems on shear stress and shear flow.
Prob. 7-28, 7-42, 7-51
Only three problems, but each will require some effort. There are two nice shear flow examples on […]

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Since you all have a big workload this week, the homework assignment is fairly light. Remember, this assignment is due at NOON on Friday 3/20, and NO late homework will be accepted. As usual, please don’t come to class late and expect that your homework will be accepted.
All from Chapter 7 on transverse […]

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This is all about bending. If you need some review of shear and moment (Sec. 6.1 and 6.2), then you must review your statics notes so that you are completely comfortable with the procedures. There are also lots of online resources available to help. All of these problems are due on Friday […]

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These problems are due on Friday 2/27 at NOON. No late homework will be accepted. They are all from Chapter 5 on torsion, two on stress, two on twist, two on static indeterminacy.
Problems 5-3, 5-10, 5-50, 5-51, 5-77, 5-80
You will need to think just a bit about the problem with the gears. […]

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This homework is due on Friday 2/13 at NOON. No late homework will be accepted. Note also that properly-completed homework assignments have decent diagrams, a clear flow and thought process, answers with units attached, etc. Please work hard to exhibit all the good habits of problem solving. I guess if […]

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This homework is due on Friday 2/6 at NOON. No late homework will be accepted. These problems are all from Chapter 3.
Prob. 3-5, 3-8, 3-24, 3-30
For 3-8, you might find Examples 3.2 and 3.3 useful for the “permanent” set part of the question. There is also a video solution on […]

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Let’s try this again…last time there was no discussion on the homework, and maybe that was because the assignment was not too hard? Let’s use this open thread to discuss and help each other with the homework, eh?
Prob. 2-6, 2-7, 2-15, 2-19
This assignment is due at the beginning of class on Friday 1/30 (NOON!). […]

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Consider this a sort-of warm-up assignment which asks you to review your statics skills, and extend them to include stress calculations. Here’s the assignment:
Prob. 1-51, 1-82, 1-86, 1-102
Due date is Friday 1/23 at NOON. NO late homework will be accepted.
Use this post as an open thread for comments. This means you should […]

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