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    MET-362 STATICS

    Course Outlines:

    General Principles

    a) Introduction to the basic quantities and idealizations of mechanics


    b) Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation
    c) SI system of units
    d) Standard procedures for performing numerical calculations
    e) General guide for solving problems

    Force Vectors

    a) Add forces and resolve them into components using the Parallelogram Law,
    b) Express force and position in Cartesian vector form and determine vector’s magnitude and direction
    c) Introduce dot product to determine the angle between two vectors or projection of one vector onto another

    Equilibrium of a Particle

    a) Introduce concept of a particle free body diagram, solve particle equilibrium problems
    b) Force System Resultants a Calculate moment of a force in two and three dimensions.
    c) Find the moment of a about a specified axis, Define the moment of a couple.
    d) Determine the resultants of non-concurring force systems.
    e) Reduce a simple distributed loading to a resultant force.

    Equilibrium of a Rigid Body

    a) Develop equations of equilibrium for a rigid body


    b) Introduce the free-body diagram for a rigid body
    c) Solve rigid-body equilibrium problems

    Structural Analysis

    a) Determine forces in the members of a truss


    b) Analyze forces acting on pin-connected members of frames and machines

    Internal Forces

    a) Determine the internal loadings in a member using the method of sections


    b) Formulate equations that describe internal shear and moment throughout a member
    c) Analyze forces and geometry of cables supporting a load

    Friction

    a) Analyze the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to dry friction


    b) Present applications of frictional force analysis on wedges, screws, belts, and bearings
    c) Investigate the concept of rolling friction

    Center of Gravity and Centroid

    a) Discuss the concept of center of gravity, center of mass, and the centroid
    b) Determine the location of the center of gravity and centroid for a system of discrete particles
    c) Find the area and volume for a body having axial symmetry using the Pappus and Guidinus theorems
    d) Find the resultant of a general distributed loading and apply it to finding the resultant force of a pressure loading from a
    fluid

    Moments of Inertia

    a) Determine the moment of inertia for an area


    b) Determine the minimum and maximum moments of inertia for an area using the product of inertia
    c) Discuss the mass moment of inertia

    Recommended Books

    1) Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 12th Edition, Russell C.


    2) Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 12th Edition, Hibbeler
    3) Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 12th Edition, Prentice Hall

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