University of Pennsylvania
MEAM 247 – FALL 2007
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Instructor:
Professor R. W. Carpick
271 Towne Building
telephone: 215-898-4608
e-mail: carpick@seas.upenn.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 4-5 pm
Teaching
Assistants:
Frank Lagor
telephone: 215-898-3144
e-mail: dfranci@seas.upenn.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
Nipun Sinha
telephone: 215-573-3276
email: nipun@seas.upenn.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
Lectures:
Mondays, 1-2 pm, DRL A7
Lab Sections:
101: Fridays 9-11 am (TA: Frank)
102: Tuesdays 2-4 pm (TA: Nipun)
103: Fridays 12-2 pm (TA: Nipun)
104: Fridays 2-4 pm (TA: Frank)
Labs will be held in room 13 LRSM, in the basement.
Lab Manager:
Dr. Alex Radin
telephone: 215- 898-6376
e-mail: aradin@lrsm.upenn.edu
Web Site:
Blackboard http://courseweb.library.upenn.edu. Course information and
updates are on Blackboard site. In addition some updates will be e-mailed to
the class.
Grading:
Pre-lab e-quizzes: 5%
Lab 1, 2: 10% each
Lab 3, 4, 5: 25% each
Grading Scale:
97-100
93-96
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
66-69
60-65
Below 60
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
Note #1: Students who display particular effort, participation, attendance, and motivation will be
given consideration for an upward adjustment of their grade at the end of the semester, such that
a grade just below a borderline can be increased.
Note #2: Grades will not be curved in this class.
MEAM 247: Syllabus
Week Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Dates
Section
9/5-9/7
Mon
9/10
Topic (Sections)
Due Date
no labs or lecture
All
Lecture: Intro, Overview
Tue
9/11
102
No lab this week
Fri
9/14
101, 103, 104
No lab this week
Mon
9/17
All
Lecture: Safety, Stress-Strain Curves
Tue
9/18
102
Lab 1, part A: Tensile Test
Lab 1, part A: Tensile Test
Fri
9/21
101, 103, 104
Mon
9/24
All
Lecture: More on stress-strain measurement
Tue
9/25
102
Lab 1, part B: Tensile Test
10/2
Fri
9/28
101, 103, 104
Lab 1, part B: Tensile Test
10/5
Mon
10/1
All
Lecture: Compression
Tue
10/2
102
Lab 2, part A: Compression Test
Fri
10/5
101, 103, 104
Lab 2, part A: Compression Test
Mon
10/8
All
Lecture: True stress & strain vs. Engineering stress & strain
Tue
10/9
102
Lab 2, part B: Compression Test
10/16
Fri
10/12
101, 103, 104
Lab 2, part B: Compression Test
10/19
Mon
10/15
All
Fall Break - no class
Tue
10/16
102
Fall Break - no lab
Fri
10/19
101, 103, 104
No lab this week
Mon
10/22
All
Machine shop tour
Tue
10/23
102
Machine shop training
Fri
10/26
101, 103, 104
Machine shop training
Mon
10/29
All
No lecture this week
Tue
10/30
102
Machining of trebuchet arm
Machning of trebuchet arm
Fri
11/2
101, 103, 104
Mon
11/5
All
Lecture: Stress Distribution & Concentrations
Tue
11/6
102
Lab 3: Stress Distribution & Concentrations
11/20
Fri
11/9
101, 103, 104
Lab 3: Stress Distribution & Concentrations
11/21
Mon
11/12
All
Lecture: Beam bending theory
Tue
11/13
102
Lab 4: Deflections of Beams
11/27
Fri
11/16
101, 103, 104
11/30
Mon
11/19
All
4: Deflections of Beams
No lecture this week
Tue
11/20
102
No lab this week
Fri
11/23
101, 103, 104
Mon
11/26
All
Thanksgiving Break - no lab
Lecture: Trebuchet
Tue
11/27
102
Lab 5: Trebuchet arm design & testing
12/7
Fri
11/30
101, 103, 104
Lab 5: Trebuchet arm design & testing
12/7
Mon
12/3
All
No lecture this week
Tue
12/4
102
No lab this week
Fri
12/7
101, 103, 104
No lab this week