BTech in Engineering Bridging Unit (BEBU) in Civil Engineering (Mechanics: Statics)
Objectives
After completing this module, each student should be able to:
- establish equilibrium equations for particles and rigid bodies via free body diagrams,
- identify constraints and determine the centre of gravity, centroid and moment of inertia,
- analyse statically determinate trusses, frames and machines,
- draw shear force and bending moment diagrams of beams under lateral loads,
- find fluid forces on plates.
Description
- General Concepts: Newton’s Laws in Mechanics; SI System of Units; Forces and Moments.
- Equilibrium Conditions; Free Body Diagrams of Particles and Rigid Bodies.
- Centre of Gravity, Centroid and Moment of Inertia.
- Analysis of Statically Determinate Pin Jointed Structures (Trusses).
- Analysis of Statically Determinate Frames and Machines.
- Analysis of Statically Determinate Taut Cables.
- Beams under Lateral Loads; Shear Force Diagrams; Bending Moment Diagrams.
- Fluid Statics.
Syllabus
1. General Concepts: Newton’s Laws in Mechanics; SI System of Units; Forces and Moments; General Procedure and Considerations.
2. Equilibrium of Particles: Systems of Forces; Conditions for Equilibrium; Free Body Diagrams of Particles.
3. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies: Systems of Forces and Moments; Conditions for Equilibrium;Free Body Diagrams of Rigid Bodies.
4. Structural Constraints and the Centre of Gravity and Centroid of a Body.
5. Analysis of Statically Determinate Pin Jointed Structures (Trusses): Analysis of Trusses by Method of Joints; Analysis of Truss by Method of Sections.
6. Analysis of Statically Determinate Frames and Machines: Basic Considerations; Free Body Diagrams; Equilibrium Conditions.
7. Analysis of Taut Cables; Conditions for Equilibrium; Free Body Diagrams.
8. Beams under Lateral Loads: Free Body Diagrams; Equilibrium Equations; Shear Force Diagrams; Bending Moment Diagrams.
9. Determination of Fluid Forces on Plates.