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Nov 22, 2024
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ME 2001 - Mechanics I4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This is a study of force systems acting on bodies and particles that are not in motion. The course includes equivalent force/couple systems, determination of reactions, shear force and bending moment diagrams, analysis of distributed forces in structural and machine components; additional topics include analysis of forces and/or moments in trusses, frames, beams, and machine components. (prereq: high school physics, MA 136 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Draw free body diagrams for static systems
- Perform 2-D equilibrium analysis using scalar analysis
- Perform 3-D equilibrium analysis using vector analysis
- Determine internal forces and/or moments in trusses, frames, beams, and machine components
- Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams
Prerequisites by Topic
- Scalars and vectors
- Forces and moments
- Differentiation
- Engineering problem formulation and solving approach
- Engineering design and model development
- Numerical methods
- Graphical communication
Course Topics
- Forces, vectors and the resultant
- Forces in space
- Vector products
- Equilibrium of particles in 2-D and 3-D
- Moment of a force
- Couples, system of forces
- Two & three-force bodies
- Equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2-D and 3-D
- Analysis of trusses, frames, and machines
- Distributed forces & internal forces
- Shear force & bending moment diagrams
Coordinator
Dr. Nebojsa Sebastijanovic
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