Mechanics of Materials Lab
Lecture 1
Overview
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University of Washington
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Course Organization
• Lecture: MTWF 9:30 - 10:20 AM,
MEB 248
• Instructor: Jiangyu Li, MEB 207,
jjli@u.washington.edu, 206-543-6226
• Office Hour: MT 10:30-11:30 AM
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Course Organization
• Lab: TWTh 2:30 - 5:20 PM, MEB 127
• TA: Christianne E Vant, cvant@u.washington.edu
Lucas Ting, lhting@u.washington.edu
• Office Hour: M 10:30-11:30 AM; Th 1:30-2:30 PM
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Course Organization
• Textbook: Norman E. Dowling, Mechanical Behavior of
Materials-Engineering Methods for Deformation,
Fracture, and Fatigue, 3rd edition, Pearson Prentice
Hall
• Notebook: Michael Jenkins, Mechanics of Materials
Laboratory, Univ. of Washington
• Lab note: Michael Jenkins, Some Salient Aspects of
ME354, Univ. of Washington
• Website:
http://courses.washington.edu/me354/
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References
• James M. Gere, Mechanics of Materials,
Brooks/Cole
• Joseph E. Shigley, Charles R. Mischke, and
Richard G. Budynas, Mechanical Engineering
Design, McGraw Hill
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Lab Report
• In-lab Report
• Memo Report
• Formal Report
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Grading Policy
• Homework: due before 12:00pm on every Monday at
the Mechanical Engineering Office. Unless arranged
in advance, late homework will not be accepted.
• Lab report: due at the beginning of the lab one week
after the assignment
• Midterm exam: 2 midterm exams to be announced
one week before exam date
• Formal lab report (4) 40%, In-lab report (5) 25%,
Midterm Exam (2) 20%, Homework 10%, Quiz 5%
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Academic Accommodation
If you would like to request academic
accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Disabled Student
Services, 448 Schmitz Hall, (206) 5438924 (V/TDD).
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Academic Dishonest
Cheating on exams and plagiarism in
the preparation of homework and lab
report are unacceptable. Academic
sanctions will be taken against all
parties involved in the act of cheating
and/or plagiarism.
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Classroom Conduct
Please be considerate of the learning
mission of the class and refrain from
activity that is disruptive
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Lecture Topics
• Beaming in bending; curved beam,
composite beam
• Stress, strain, and transformation
• Mechanical properties of materials;
mechanical testing and test
machine
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Lecture Topics
• Plastic deformation and plasticity
• Failure, stress concentration, and
fracture
• Time-dependent behavior
• Cyclic fatigue
• Simple and complex structure
• Compression, yielding, and buckling
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Lab Topics
• Strains, Deflections and Beams in
Bending
• Structure Evaluation
• Curved Beam
• Tension Test
• Shape Memory Alloy
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Lab Topics
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Torsion Test
Impact and Stress Concentration
Compression and Buckling
Creep and Fatigue Test
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Assignment
• Read Note on Strain Gage
• Read Note on Lab 1
• Email me one of your recent
photos
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Want to visit Beijing in summer 09?
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Talk to me!
• Look for undergraduate research assistant
working on NSF funded project
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Excellent academic record
Strong hand-on skill
Highly motivated
Interested in staying for graduate study
• Working in Multifunctional Materials Lab at UW
in school year
• Working in Tsinghua University, Beijing in
summer 09
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