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Engineering Mechanics: Statics CIVE-1150 Sec. 1 6 91

CIVE 1150 Fall 2008. Overview of Syllabus. Teaching Philosophy:I enjoy teaching this class. This class is fundamental to your success in any course which involves solids or fluids. My basic perspective is that of Herodotus: The teacher has not taught, unless the student has learned". I expect t

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Engineering Mechanics: Statics CIVE-1150 Sec. 1 6 91

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    1. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Engineering Mechanics: Statics CIVE-1150 Sec. 1 6 & 91 Omar Abu-Yasein, PhD., P.E., SECB omar@aa-engineers.com

    2. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Overview of Syllabus Teaching Philosophy: I enjoy teaching this class. This class is fundamental to your success in any course which involves solids or fluids. My basic perspective is that of Herodotus: The teacher has not taught, unless the student has learned. I expect to help you be successful in this class and for you to leave this class well prepared to succeed in dynamics and strength of materials and subsequently machine design, structural analysis or biomechanics courses.

    3. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Overview of Syllabus Prerequisites: Math 1850: Calculus I, Physics 2130: Physics I Text: Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, Eighth Edition, F.P. Beer, E.R. Johnston , McGraw-Hill, 2007. Office Hours TA Instructor Web Ct Is McGraw-Hill website of any use? Honors

    4. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Conduct of the Course: Three hours per week including lectures, discussions, and problem sessions. Solve lots of problems There are reading assignments, homework problems, quizzes, two midterm exams and a final examination. There will be a great deal of hands on and observed problem solving in the class. History has shown Regular attendance is necessary to be successful in the class. Quizzes will be short (12 minutes) at the end of class.

    5. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Grading: There is no grading curve in the course. You are not competing against the other students. You will receive whatever grade you meet the standard for regardless of how many other students have that grade.

    6. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Goals: At the end of this course, you will be able to demonstrate by examination that you can Draw free body diagrams Write and solve equilibrium equations for particles and rigid bodies Find internal and external reactions for rigid bodies Find centroids and moments of inertia for plane figures Draw shear and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate structures. Present solutions to simple engineering problems in a professional manner Keep track of units in the problems Test the reasonableness of your answers.

    7. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Goals: Students will be successful. This means If you are at the beginning of the mechanics sequence, you will understand the material, get a good grade in this course and be well prepared for strength of materials. If you are taking this course to prepare for the FE, you will gain enough understanding to be successful on the statics part of the Fe and get a good grade.

    8. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Values Make changes to benefit mankind. Independent thinker Creative Be sure your solution is reasonable Produce work that can be checked

    9. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Ch. 1 Intro. What is Mechanics? Mechanics is a physical science which deals with bodies at rest or motion under the action of forces. Mechanics is an applied science - it is not an abstract or pure science. Mechanics is the foundation of most engineering sciences. Categories of Mechanics: Rigid bodies- Statics or Dynamics Deformable bodies Fluids

    10. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Fundamental Concepts Space - associated with the notion of the position of a point P given in terms of three coordinates measured from a reference point or origin. Time - definition of an event requires specification of the time and position at which it occurred. Mass - used to characterize and compare bodies, e.g., response to earths gravitational attraction and resistance to changes in translational motion. Force - represents the action of one body on another. A force is characterized by its point of application, magnitude, and direction, i.e., a force is a vector quantity.

    11. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Six Fundamental Principles

    12. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Systems of Units

    13. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Method of Problem Solution

    14. CIVE 1150 Fall 2008 Numerical Accuracy

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