Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University

AERO 214-500
Aerospace Engineering Principles of Continuum Mechanics

DrSeidel
Dr. Gary Don Seidel
Office: 223E Wisenbaker Bldg.
Phone: 862-3359
Email:  gary-don@tamu.edu
Office Hours: MW 5:30 - 7:30 in HRBB 134
AERO 214-500: Syllabus
AERO 214-500: Topics

 

Homework:
HW No.
Homework Topic
Due Date
Solution
1.
 Mathematics Review and Conservation of Mass
 Sept  6
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2.
 Traction Vectors and Conservation of Linear Momentum
 Sept 13
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3.
 Cauchy's Formula and Fluid Mechanics Examples
 Sept 20
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4.
 Conservation of Angular Momentum and Mohr's Circle
 Sept 27
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EXAM 1
 Not Assigned as HW
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5.
 Kinematics and Strain Visualization
 Oct 11
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6.
 Strain Transformation, Constitutive Equations, and Linear Elastic Solids
 Oct 18
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7.
 Analysis of Linear Elastic Bars in Tension
 Oct 25
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8.
 Analysis of Linear Elastic Bars in Torsion
 Nov 1
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EXAM 2
 TEAM Homework Assignment: Work Exam 2
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9.
 Shear and Moment Distribution Diagrams
 Nov 27
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10.
 Deflection Analysis for Beams (Merge with HW 11)
 Nov 29
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11.
 Applications of Superposition (Merge with HW 10) Nov 29
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Project
 Analysis of an Aerospace Structure
 Dec 4
Project
 Hint on Project Procedure
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FINAL
 Solution to the Final Exam
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Handouts:
No.
Handouts and Additional Resources
1.
 Brief review of the History of Continuum Mechanics (From Intro. Aerospace Structural Analysis by Allen and Haisler)
2.
 Boeing Ultimate Structural Load Test Video
3.
 Solid-Fluid Interactions Leading to Flutter Video
4.
 Supplemental Material on Vector Operations
5.
 Supplemental Material on Stress States
6.
 Supplemental Material on Mohr's Circle Procedure
7.
 Solution to Strain-Displacement Group Exercise
8.
 Maple Solution to Strain-Displacement Group Exercise
9.
 Summary of Stiffness Tensor Components and Material Symmetries
10.
 Summary of Uniaxial Bar Equations
11.
 Summary of Torsion Rod Equations
12.
 Summary of Beam Bending Equations
13.
 Sample Beam Bending Problems