Course Syllabi: UES009 Mechanics (L : T : P :: 2 : 1 : 0)
1. Course number and name: UES009 Mechanics
2. Credits and contact hours: 2.5 and 3
3. Text book, title, author, and year
Text Books / Reference Books
· Shames, I. H. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Pearson Education India (2002).
· Beer, Johnston, Clausen and Staab, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics, McGraw-Hill Higher Education (2003).
· Hibler, T.A., Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, Prentice Hall (2012).
· Timoshenko and Young, Engineering Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited (2000).
a. Other supplemental materials
· Nil
4. Specific course information
a. Brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
Review of Newton’s law of motion and vector algebra
Equilibrium of bodies: Free-body diagrams, conditions of equilibrium, torque due to a force, statical determinacy.
Plane trusses: Forces in members of a truss by method of joints and method of sections.
Friction: Sliding, belt, screw and rolling.
Properties of plane surfaces: First moment of area, centroid, second moment of area etc.
Virtual work: Principle of virtual work, calculation of virtual displacement and virtual work.
Work and energy: Work and energy, work-energy theorem, principle of conservation of energy, collisions, principles of momentum etc.
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Newton’s Laws, D’Alembert’s Principle, Energy Principles.
Experimental project assignment/ Micro project: Students in groups of 4/5 will do project on
Model Bridge Experiment: This will involve construction of a model bridge using steel wire and wood.
5. Specific goals for the course
After the completion of the course, the students will be able to:
· Determine resultants in plane force systems.
· Identify and quantify all forces associated with a static framework.
· Solve problems in kinematic and dynamic systems.
6. Brief list of topics to be covered
· Plane trusses
· Friction
· Virtual work
· Work and energy
· Dynamics of rigid bodies