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Office Hours Day Time   Location Tuesday 4:30 pm Northrop Reading Room Wednesday 3:00 pm Kaplun Library TOP Announcements

Policies Course grade decomposition HW: 35%, Midterm: 15%, Term Project: 15%, Final: 35% Homework Collaboration The students are welcome to discuss the homework problems with each other as well as with the teaching assistants. However, the work being submitted should reflect their own work and understanding of the problem. Late submission No late homeworks or examinations will be accepted except in the case of genuine documented emergencies. Exemptions from this rule must be approved by the instructor at least one week before the due date. Office hours The students are encouraged to attend TA office hours and bring up any questions they may have regarding the homework problems or the material covered in the course. Should the students be unable to attend the TA office hours, they are welcome to contact a TA or the instructor directly and set up individual appointments. Examinations The midterm and final exams are in-class on 5/3 and 6/7. Both exams are closed-books and closed-notes.

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Homework, Exam and Term Project HW Assigned Due Homework (pdf) Solutions (pdf) HW 01 April 5 April 12 HW 01 HW 01 Solutions HW 02 April 12 April 19 HW 02 HW 02 Solutions HW 03 April 19 April 26 HW 03 HW 03 Solutions Midterm May 3 May 3 Midterm Midterm Solutions HW 04 May 3 May 10 HW 04 HW 04 Solution HW 05 May 10 May 17 HW 05, shooter.m, yprime.m HW 06 May 17 May 24 HW 06 HW 07 May 24 May 31 FEM Project April 24 June 4 FEM Project Final June 7 June 7 Notes Date Description   pdf   Course Outline Course Outline   Plasticity Notes Plasticity Notes   Fracture Notes 1 Fracture Notes 1   Fracture Notes 2 Fracture Notes 2   Fracture Notes 3 Fracture Notes 3   Zehnder Notes Zehnder Notes   Torsion Torsion Notes   Rods and Beams Rods and Beams Notes   Plates Plates Notes   Shells Shells Notes   Buckling Buckling Notes TOP Master Schedule Week Date Lecture 1 04/03 Plasticity 04/05 Plasticity 2 04/10 Plasticity 04/12 Plasticity 3 04/17 Fracture Mechanics 04/19 Fracture Mechanics 4 04/24 Fracture Mechanics 04/26 Fracture Mechanics 5 05/01 Beams and Rods 05/03 Midterm Exam 6 05/08 Beams and Rods 05/10 Beams and Rods 7 05/15 Plates 05/17 Plates 8 05/22 Shells 05/24 Shells 9 05/29 Structural Instabilities 05/31 Structural Instabilities 10 06/07 Final Exam TOP

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