ENGR 2301 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the description of forces, moments, and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia. CIP Code: (1411015210)
Prerequisite: PHYS 2425 Corequisite: MATH 2414 unless course has already been taken
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - State the fundamental principles used in the study of mechanics. 2 - Define magnitude and directions of forces and moments and identify associated scalar and vector products. 3 - Draw free body diagrams for two- and three-dimensional force systems. 4 - Solve problems using the equations of static equilibrium. 5 - Compute the moment of force about a specified point or line. 6 - Replace a system of forces by an equivalent simplified system. 7 - Analyze the forces and couples acting on a variety of objects. 8 - Determine unknown forces and couples acting on objects in equilibrium. 9 - Analyze simple trusses using the method of joints or the method of sections. 10 - Determine the location of the centroid and the center of mass for a system of discrete particles and for objects of arbitrary shape. 11 - Analyze structures with a distributed load. 12 - Calculate moments of inertia for lines, areas, and volumes. 13 - Apply the parallel axis theorem to compute moments of inertia for composite regions. 14 - Solve problems involving equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to a system of forces andmoments that include friction. 15 - Solve problems involving dry sliding friction, including problems with wedges and belts.