Solid Mechanics Laboratory

CIEG-213

Spring 2009



 

 

Instructor:

Daniel S. Richardson

 

Office: 281 DuPont Hall

Phone: 831-4939

Email: dannyr@udel.edu

Office hours: Thursday 1:00 to 3:00

Friday 1:30 to 2:30

Graders:

 

Class:

  Group 1:  Monday, 3:30-5:30, DuPont 180

  Group 2:  Tuesday, 3:30-5:30, DuPont 180

  Group 3:  Wednesday, 3:30-5:30 DuPont 180

  Group 4: Thursday, 3:30-5:30 DuPont 180

  Group 5:  Friday 11:00-1:00

 

Text:

Hibbler, R.C., Mechanics of Materials, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall 2003.

Grading:

Lab reports50%

Final exam (comprehensive)25%

Attendance25%

Lab Reports:

Reports are due one week after the experiment is conducted. Late reports will be accepted with reduced grade. Reports must be in the format described in the attached handout.

Course Web Site:

http://www. ce.udel.edu/~danny/cieg213/

Solid Mechanics Laboratory

CIEG-213

Spring 2009

 

Schedule of classes

February 9- No Classes

February 16 –Sieve analysis

February 23 – Concrete lecture only

March 2 – Mix concrete (wear old clothes, may be messy)

March 9 – wood lab [Lab 4 Handout]
March 16– metals tensile lab [Lab 5 Handout]

March 23– Metals hardness test

March 30 – Spring Break!!!

April 6– Concrete lab  [Lab 7 Handout]  

April 13 - axial stress and strain lab  [Lab 8 Handout]

April 20 – Asphalt

April 27-  Steel Beam

May 4 – No Class

May 12- bending beam lab

Final test “to be announced”

 

 


Lab Report Format

1.                     1.Cover Page
èInclude your name, lab section, title of experiment, date submitted, and date the experiment was performed.

2.                    2.Objective (approximately ½ page)

3.                    èState the Objective of the experiment.

4.                    3.Experimental Setup 

5.                    èDescribe the experimental setup, including any equipment or instruments used.

6.                       èInclude sketches of the test setup where appropriate.

7.                    èProvide information about the test such as specimen dimensions and testing procedures.

8.                    4.Observations

9.                      èInclude the data from the tests, such as, load-deflection curves, strain readings, and load results.

10.                 èInclude graphs of the test results where appropriate. Graph should be properly labeled and include a title and figure number. Use graph paper or plot them on the computer (free-hand graphs are not acceptable).

11.                 èProvide sample calculations and theory that you use to arrive at both your experimental and theoretical results.

12.                 5.Conclusions

13.                 èWhen appropriate, compare the results with theoretical or known values.

14.                 èExplain why there might be a difference between the experimental results and theoretical predictions.

15.                   èInclude a short discussion of your results and the success of the experiment.

16.                 6.References

17.                 èList any and all references used in your report.

Important:Lab reports are to be typed, in a neat and orderly fashion, with all pages numbered at the bottom. Be concise- quality not quantity is important.