Syllabus for Engineering Mechanics S1&S2 2015-2016

Course No. : BE100

Course Name : ENGINEERING MECHANICS

L-T-P-Credits : 3-1-0-4

Course Objectives

1.        To apply the principles of mechanics to practical engineering problems.

2.        To identify appropriate structural system for studying a given problem and isolate it from its environment.

3.        To develop simple mathematical model for engineering problems and carry out static analysis.

4.        To carry out kinematic and kinetic analyses for particles and systems of particles.

Syllabus

Statics: Fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics; Force systems; Principle of moments; Resultant of force and couple systems; Equilibrium of rigid body; Free body diagram; Equilibrium of a rigid body in three dimension; Support reactions; Properties of surfaces and solids - Centroid, Moment of inertia, Polar moment of inertia, Mass moment of inertia, Product of inertia and Principal moment of inertia; Theorems of Pappus – Guldinus; Friction; Principle of virtual work.

Dynamics: Rectangular and cylindrical coordinate system; Combined motion of rotation and translation; Newton’s second law in rectilinear translation; D’ Alembert’s principle; Mechanical vibration; Simple harmonic motion; Spring-mass model.

Expected outcome

1.       Students will be able to apply and demonstrate the concepts of mechanics to practical engineering problems.

2.       Students will be able to determine the properties of planes and solids.

3.       Students will be able to apply fundamental concepts of dynamics to practical problems.

Text Books:

•      Shames, I. H., Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics, Pearson Prentice
 • Timoshenko, S. & Young D. H., Engineering Mechanics, McGraw Hill  

References Books:

•      Babu, J., Engineering Mechanics, Pearson Prentice Hall

•      Beer and Johnson, Vector Mechanics for Engineers - Statics and Dynamics, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited

•      Benjamin J., Engineering Mechanics, Pentex Book Publishers and Distributors

•      Bhavikkatti, S. S., Engineering Mechanics, New Age International Publishers

•      Hibbeler, R. C., Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics. Pearson Prentice Hall

•      Kumar, K. L., Engineering Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited

•      Merriam J. L. and Kraige L. G., Engineering Mechanics – Vol. I and II, John Wiley

•      Rajasekaran S. and Sankarasubramanian, G., Engineering Mechanics, Vikas Publishing House Private Limited  

•      Tayal, A. K., Engineering Mechanics- Statics and Dynamics, Umesh Publications 

Read online