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ME 220Mechanics of Deformable Solids 2

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A general treatment of the behaviour of structural components from the study of stress and strain in solids. Topics include superposition, energy theorems, theories of failure, elastic and inelastic analysis of symmetrical bending, torsion of circular members, columns and stability, and virtual work.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • ME219 - Mechanics of Deformable Solids 1 (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 2B or higher
    • Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001460485 / 98TTh 11:00–12:20
TUT 101460585 / 98M 08:30–09:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

78% liked it70% easy91% useful

From 58 ratings and 17 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course builds upon the concepts introduced in MODS 1, making it somewhat more challenging. However, the content remains crucial for technical co-op interviews. If you have Naveen, you'll find he teaches this exactly like MODS 1, with the tests and midterm reusing practice questions. The final exam, however, is noticeably more difficult. The course also includes a project using Abaqus CAE, which is graded leniently and serves as a solid introduction to finite element analysis.

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  • Basically 219 but in 3D and with some easy calculus. Combined loading in 3D takes a while to wrap your head around but its not bad. Naveen as usual was great and he reused practice problems for the tests and exams. Definitely stay on top of practice problems and you will be fine. Project was easy but getting used to abacus was hard. Jeff Hanson on YT has a great playlist if you are struggling (especially with Mohrs circle). Highest course average of my degree so far.

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  • A foundational course for MME. Very important for any design work, FEA, and interview questions. It is worth learning everything thoroughly and doing the practice problems

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  • Continuation of ME 219 but found it more interesting. Final project was cool as well where we had to analyze and optimize the design of a wing spar.

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  • If you're pursuing anything in mech design or FEA, this will be the most important course throughout your degree. Memorize the equations since you'll frequently be asked them in interviews. Also make sure you fully understand the content. It's straightforward and pretty interesting.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

11 posts and comments in 11 threads mention ME 220, August 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

want to do robots but got into software engineering 1 point, 7 comments

u/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk: “I’m in SE 28 with an option in mechatronics! I haven’t taken any option courses yet but you can see all the ones required for the option here: …”

u/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk: “… For example, ME 322 (mechanical design 1), which is an option course you can take, requires ME 219 and ME 220 as prerequisites. So that means in addition to the 10 courses in the option, now you have to take additional classes to even complete those mandatory option courses. …”

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Fall 2023

Worried about applying what I learn to jobs 11 points, 4 comments

“I’m in my second year of engineering - it’s not as though I don’t understand concepts taught in class and I do fairly well, but I feel I lack a lot of natural intuition or ability to remember …”

u/clean_mint_mouthwash: “work isn't like your exams; you'll focus in on one specific topic and have plenty of time to relearn it. You won't touch 99% of the things you learned in school”

u/epicboy75: “This is incorrect-yes there will be many courses that you can safely forget about, but some courses are CRITICAL to understand because we use them in industry everyday. For mech, that's ME219 and 220-probably one of the most important courses in the degree.”

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Spring 2023

How do you guys get good marks? cause I literally don’t know how to 1 point, 27 comments

“Got my marks back. I didn’t fail any course. Passed all of them. But I got like high 60s low 70s. Which is meh for engineering. …”

u/1000Ditto: “What courses are these? tell me more about how you studied during the term, and during the final. Some courses are liek u just have to tough it out (like eng econs which makes no sense), but if the …”

u/epicboy75: “The trick for ME219 is just doing lots of practice problems and having Naveen for the prof. ME 220 is basically 219 but harder lol.”

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What are your core courses? 8 points, 11 comments

“Basically title - What are several courses that you think really define your program? Any thoughts on them, and how they went? Looking forward to the discussion (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ\:･ﾟ✧”

u/epicboy75: “ME 219 and 220 is all you need to know for every mech interview question. Hands down part of the most important courses in the program.”

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Spring 2022

A GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN AN OPTION 29 points, 15 comments

u/1000Ditto: “… ME 321\[W,S\]| |E|One of ECE (481\[S\], 488\[W\])| |F|ECE 486\[S\]| |G|ME 321\[W,S\] + ME 220\[F,S\] = ME 322\[F,W\]| |H|One of ECE (356\[F\], 454\[S\], 455\[S\], 457A\[S\], 457B\[W\], 459\[W\], 463\[S\])| |CSE|2 CSE C and 1 (CSE A/C/D)| |NSE|Min 2 from list| &x200B; &x200B; 5. …”

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Spring 2021

Fall 2018

Irl events 63 points, 5 comments

u/Kshnik: “What kind of average is 89. That's not even reasonable in high school.”

u/PigeroniPepperoni: “I think both ME 262 (Digital Circuits and Microprocessors) and ME 220 (Mechanics of Deformable Solids II) for the Mech. 2B class had midterm averages that were about that high this term. The finals are going to be fun.”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 650 MATH 674 MATH 692 MATH 97 ME 100 ME 200A ME 200B ME 201 ME 202 ME 203 ME 212 ME 219 ME 220 ME 230 ME 235 ME 250 ME 262 ME 269 ME 300B ME 322 ME 351 ME 353 ME 360 ME 362 ME 380 ME 400A ME 401 ME 423 ME 435 ME 436 ME 456 ME 459 ME 481 ME 482 ME 548 ME 559 ME 561 ME 566 ME 599 …”

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How many hours do you study for engineering? 0 points, 21 comments

“I am a senior in high school studying about 30 hours a week outside of class wondering what the workload is like.”

u/Aethereic: “near zero hours until a week or two before the midterms/finals unless i have assignments that are worth something (since department policy is that assignments can't be worth marks) then it's grind …”

u/Aethereic: “ya past 1st year we were told assignments can't be worth direct marks they can be bonus marks and/or alternate arrangements (e.g. the deal in ME220 is that if you complete at least all but 2 of the assignments you get the option of a 90% final)”

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Spring 2016

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