CVEEN 2140 Fall 2008

CVEEN 2140 - STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

FALL SEMESTER 2008

Instructor:    Prof. Evert Lawton, Ph.D., P.E. (E-mail: lawton@civil.utah.edu )
                    Office: 115 CME;   Telephone: (801) 585-3947.
                    Office Hours: M,W 9:45 - 11:45 am or by appt.
                    (Please send e-mail if you need an appointment outside of office hours)
TA: Tim Garfield. Office: TBA. Office Hours: TH 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
E-mail: timo877@gmail.com
Time and Location of Lecture: MWF 8:35 - 9:25 am, Warnock Engineering Building, Room 1248

SYLLABUS

Please download and read the course syllabus prior to attending the first class. Also, please bring a hard copy of the syllabus to the first class: Course Syllabus (PDF)

HOMEWORK

All homework submitted for this course must meet the requirements shown in the one-page summary document given in the syllabus (see above) and the style guide (Homework Requirements.pdf, see below). In addition, please read the handout on significant figures below and make sure that you understand the concept. For this class, never give a final answer that contains more than 3 significant figures unless instructed to do so.

Homework Requirements.pdf

Significant Figures.pdf

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES

Homework No. 1 Due Monday, September 8 at the beginning of class. See syllabus for details on late homework.

Homework No. 2 Due Wednesday, August 27 at the beginning of class. See syllabus for details on late homework.

Homework No. 3 Due Wednesday, September 3 at the beginning of class. See syllabus for details on late homework.

HANDOUTS

Handout No. 1 Example Illustrating Factor of Safety.pdf

Handout No. 2 Axial Deformation Example Problem.pdf

Handout No. 3 Statically Indeterminate Example Problem.pdf

Handout No. 4 Example Illustrating Calculation of Poisson's Ratio.pdf

Handout No. 5 Torsion Example Problem.pdf