MEC 260 ENGINEERING STATICS Spring 2010

Instructor: Prof. Robert Kukta, 157 LE, robert.kukta@stonybrook.edu (put MEC 260 in subject line) Office Hours: Robert Kukta: M 11:35-1:35pm and T 2:00pm-4:00pm (157 LE) TA: Mohammadali Bankehsaz TA: Zhiyun Li (zhiyli@ic.sunysb.edu) Lectures: MWF 10:40-11:35am (Melville Lbr W4540) Recitation-01: M 3:50-4:45pm (Humanities 1023) Recitation-02: W 3:50-4:45pm (Melville Lbr E4310) Catalog Data: A review of vector algebra. Concept of force. Equilibrium of particles. Moments about points and lines, couples and equivalent force systems. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. Analysis of simple structures such as trusses, frames, and beams. Centroids, centers of gravity, and moments of inertia. Dry friction with applications to wedges, screws, and belts. Method of virtual work, potential energy, and stability. Prerequisites: PHY 131/133 or 141 or 125, Co-requisite: MAT 203 or AMS 261 Textbook: Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 9th Edition, by Beer, Johnston, Mazurek, Cornwell, and Eisenberg, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN: 978-0-07-352940-0 (available in the bookstore). Alternate Textbook: Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 9th Edition, by Beer, Johnston, Mazurek, Cornwell, and Eisenberg, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN: 978-0-07-352923-3 Course Objective: Provide the necessary background for further study of MEC 262 Dynamics, MEC 363 Mechanics of Solids, and MEC 364 Fluid Mechanics. Grading: Homework (15%, two lowest scores dropped), three Midterm Exams (225%, low score dropped), Final Exam (35%). A grade of 'C' or higher is required to take MEC 262 and MEC 363 (and to graduate) Grading Scale: 92 A 100 74 C+ < 78 88 A- < 92 70 C < 74 85 B+ < 88 67 C- < 70 81 B < 85 64 D+ < 67 78 B- < 81 60 D < 64 Topics: Chapter 1: Introduction - units, dimensions, numerical accuracy Chapter 2: Statics of Particles (5 lectures) vectors, resultant forces, equilibrium, Newton's Law, 2d and 3d problems Chapter 3: Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces (6 lectures) vector products, moments, couples, equivalent force/moment systems Chapter 4: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies (4 lectures) free body diagrams, 2d and 3d problems Chapter 5: Distributed Forces: Centroids and Centers of Gravity (3 lectures) center of gravity, centroids, first moments of areas and lines Chapter 6: Analysis of Structures (6 lectures) trusses, methods of joints and sections, frames and machines Chapter 7: Forces in Beams and Cables (3 lectures) internal forces, shear and bending moments Chapter 8: Friction (3 lectures) dry friction, coefficient of friction, wedges and screws Chapter 9: Distributed Forces: Moments of Inertia (4 lectures) second moments of areas, parallel axis theorem Chapter 10: Method of Virtual Work (2 lectures) virtual work, equilibrium, potential energy, stability Exams and Review (6 lectures)

Schedule (subject to change): Date 1/25 1/27 1/29 2/1 2/3 2/5 2/8 2/10 2/12 2/15 2/17 2/19 2/22 2/24 2/26 3/1 3/3 3/5 3/8 3/10 3/12 3/15 3/17 3/19 3/22 3/24 3/26 3/29 3/31 4/2 4/5 4/7 4/9 4/12 4/14 4/16 4/19 4/21 4/23 4/26 4/28 4/30 5/3 5/5 5/7 5/12 Day M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W F W Topic Syllabus, 2.1-2.4 2.5-2.8 2.8-2.11 2.12-2.15 Ch 2: Examples 3.1-3.5 3.5-3.8 3.9-3.11 3.12-3.16 3.17-3.21 Ch 3: Examples 4.1-44 Catch-up, Review for Exam Exam I (Chapters 2 & 3) 4.5-4.7 4.8, Catch-up Ch 4: Examples 5.1-5.5 5.6-5.9 5.10-5.12 6.1-6.6 6.7-6.8 Ch 6 Examples Catch-up, Review for Exam II Exam II (Chapters 4, 5 & 6.1-6.8) 6.9-6.12 Ch 6 Examples No Class No Class No Class 7.1-7.2 Ch 7 Examples Catch-up 8.1-8.4 8.5-8.6, 8.10 Ch 8 Examples Catch-up, Review for Exam III Exam III (Chapters 6, 7, & 8) 9.1-9.5 9.6-9.7 9.11-9.15 Ch 9: Examples 10.1-10.4 10.6-10.9 Catch-up, Review for Final Exam Final Exam, 11:15-1:45pm (room TBA) Homework Due

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Homework Assignments: Late homework will NOT be accepted under ANY circumstances. DON'T ASK! Solutions will be posted at 12:05pm on the due date. Guidelines: your work will not be graded or you will lose points if these are not strictly followed - Homework must be submitted on loose-leaf notebook paper. Rough spiral bound edges will not be accepted. - Must be legibly written in pencil. - Must be neatly stapled in the top left corrner. - Your name and recitation section number must appear in the top right corner. Two or three problems will be randomly selected for grading Graded homework will be returned during recitations HW 1: HW 2: HW 3: HW 4: HW 5: HW 6: HW 7: HW 8: HW 9: HW 10: HW 11: HW 12: 2.4, 2.8, 2.24, 2.32, 2.46, 2.60 2.72, 2.86, 2.110, 2.113, 2.136 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.21, 3.40, 3.47 3.71, 3.75, 3.82, 3.103, 3.108, 3.119 4.2, 4.10, 4.21, 4.33, 4.71, 4.76, 4.103 5.1, 5.22, 5.36, 5.61, 5.70, 5.101 6.2, 6.7, 6.13, 6.55, 6.55* 6.76, 6.89, 6.105, 6.139, 6.146 6.170, 7.5, 7.8, 7.22 8.1, 8.9, 8.21, 8.39, 8.50 9.8, 9.33, 9.44, 9.52 9.112, 9.117, 10.2, 10.12

* Write the 22 joint equations as a matrix equation and solve for the force in each member by matrix inversion on MatLab. Print-out and submit your MATLAB input and output. See MATLAB help at the end of the syllabus. Exams: All exams will be closed book and close notes, however, one reference/cheat sheet with writing on front and back sided may be used Allowed Calculators: Following the Mechanical Engineering Departments mandatory calculator policy, only the following calculators will be allowed to be used on the midterm and final exams. There will be no exceptions. This list of calculators is identical to that allowed for the National Council for Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam that many of you will take in your senior year, as well as the Professional Engineering (PE) exam that you may take several years from now. The sooner you become comfortable on one of these calculators, the better. If you have any questions on this policy please feel free to contact me. The NCEES policy on calculators can be found here: http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/ . Casio: Hewlett Packard: All fx-115 models. Any Casio calculator must contain fx-115 in its model name. The HP 33s and HP 35s models, but no others.

Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models. Any Texas Instruments calculator must contain either TI-30X or TI-36X in its model name. Statement on Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty is an extremely serious offense and will not be tolerated in any form. Academic dishonesty in general is the presentation of intellectual work that is not originally yours. Examples include, but are not limited to, copying or plagiarizing class assignments including homework, reports, designs, and other submitted materials; copying or otherwise communicating answers on exams with other students; bringing unapproved aids, either in physical (written) or electronic form to an exam; obtaining copies of an exam prior to its administration, etc. Academic dishonesty violates both the ethical and moral standards of the Engineering profession and all infractions related to academic dishonesty will be prosecuted to the fullest via the CEAS CASA committee. For you, the honest student, academic dishonesty results in lower class curves, hence a depression in your GPA and class standing, while cheapening the degree you earn.

Americans with Disabilities Act: If you have a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services at (631) 632-6748 or http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/dss/. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information go to the following website: http://www.sunysb.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities.shtml MATLAB help on solving a linear system of equations: MATLAB is available at any SINC site on campus. Consider the following 3 equations for the 3 unknowns x, y, and z:

4x 2 y

2, 16 x 4 y

1, and 36 x 6 y

These equations can be written as the single matrix equation

4 16

2 1 x 4 1 y

2 1 4

36 6 1 z
which is solved by matrix inversion as

x y z

4 2 1 16 4 1 36 6 1

2 1 4

On MATLAB, the matrix equation Ax=b can be solved by defining the (3 by 3) matrix A and the (3 by 1) vector b and then evaluating the solution x=A-1b as follows (inputs appear after >>) >> A = [ 4 2 1; 16 4 1; 36 6 1]; >> b = [2;1;4]; >> x = inv(A)*b x= 0.5000 -3.5000 7.0000