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(ENGR) Statics

3 Credits | 200 Level | 38 Contact hours

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 10th ed., 2013; Beer, Johnson & Mazurek, McGraw-Hill,

The engineering of mankind’s superstructure marvels all started with the basic statics of equilibrium (Newton’s First Law). This introductory course on statics (required of most engineering and architecture programs) includes topics of force decomposition, equilibrium of force systems, friction, centroids, moments of inertia, cables, beams, fluid statics, and work.

This first course in traditional engineering will provide a solid understanding of Newton’s First Law (Static Equilibrium) with problem solving applications in the fields of Engineering and/or Architecture.

1. Mechanics. Newton's Laws. Intro to Vectors
2. 2D Systems of Forces, Force Equilibrium and FBDs
3. Moments: physical and vector
4. Moment Equilibrium , Modeling, and more FBDs
5. 3D Force/Moment Systems (6 Eq. of Equilibrium)
6. Centroids: Definition and Simple Shapes
7. Centroids: Complex Shapes
8. Centroids of Distributed Loads
9. Second Moment of Area and Polar Moments of Inertia
10. Analysis of Frames and Machines
11. Analysis of Simple Structures
12. Trusses (Method of Joints and Method of Sections
13. Beams (Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams)
14. Cables
15. Introduction to Friction
16. Advanced Friction

• Significant introduction to the formulation and solution of engineering problems.
• Effectively communicate legible problem solutions to be understood by engineers in and out of their specific discipline.
• A thorough knowledge of the properties of forces, moments, couples, and resultants.
• Ability to apply concepts of forces/moments/couples/and resultants to the isolation of rigid bodies and the solution of engineering problems involving equilibrium.
• Ability to analyze the effect of distributed force systems including the calculation of centroids and moments of inertia.
• Ability to analyze the effect of dry friction in typical engineering problems.

Homework 20%
Quizzes: 5 x 10% each
Final Exam 30%
Attendance is mandatory to obtain the credits.