COMSATS Institute of Information

Technology
Abbottabad
Course Plan Semester Fall 2009
EEE 112 Engineering Mechanics & Thermodynamics
By
Sidra Mumtaz
Total Credit Hours: 03

Lectures Credit Hours: 03

Total Contact Hours: 03

Lecture Contact Hours: 03

Lab. Credit Hours: 00

Lab.Contact Hours: 00

Office Hours (Day, time and place): to be communicated later on

Pre-Requisite:
Students must have exposure to
Vector algebra
Calculus, Geometry and trigonometry
Classical physics
Course Objectives and Outcomes:
First Part Objectives:
Students would be able to
Analyze force system by resolving into rectangular and oblique
components
To replace force by force and couple system acting on engineering systems
and mechanisms in 2D & 3D
Second Part Objectives:
Students would be able to
To analyze complex engineering structures and mechanisms in equilibrium
by using free body diagram
Develop acquaintance with the positive & negative effects of friction force
Type of frictions
Apply techniques and approach to analyzing rectilinear and curvilinear
motion by using Cartesian, tangential and polar coordinates
Ultimate Objectives:
After completing this course the engineering students must have developed the
exposure to visualizes the effect of forces in designing and launching different
systems e.g. missiles, satellites and stability of structures

Course Outline and Contents:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Introduction to
Engineering Mechanics
Review of basic Vector Algebra Trigonometry, Geometry etc
System of units
Newtons Laws
Applications, law of gravitation
Method of problem solving
Force systems
Resolution of forces
Rectangular components (two dimensions)
Resolution of forces on oblique axis
Moment & couples in 2D
Resultant in 2d
Problem solving techniques
Extension of previous topics in 3D

Week 7

System isolation
Free body diagram
Equilibrium and its categories
Equilibrium conditions in 2D and problem solving

Week 8

Equilibrium conditions in 3D and problem solving

Week 6

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Friction
Types
Applications
Introduction to & analysis
Dynamics
Rectilinear motion
Plane curvilinear motion
Rectangular coordinates etc
Normal, tangential and polar coordinates

Week 12

Week 13

Revisiting Newtons 2nd law

Analyzing motion
Solution of problems pertaining to rectilinear motion &
curvilinear motion
Introduction to thermodynamics
Energy & forms

Week 14

Inter conversion of different temperature scales

Gases and vapors constants
Laws of gases
Pressure volume diagrams

Week 15

Week 16

Specific heat of gases

Internal energy & entropy of the gases
Application of law of conservation of energy
First law of thermodynamics
Processes of expansion and compression of gases
Adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric etc
Second law of thermodynamics
Thermodynamics cycles
Reversibility
Carnot cycle

Text Book / Essential Reading:

1. Engineering Mechanics (Statics)
5th Edition
J. L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige
2. Thermodynamics Applied to Heat Engines
By E. H. Lewitt
Reference Books / Literature:
1. Introduction to Mechanics
by Q. K. Ghori
2. Applied thermodynamics 5th edition
By T. D. Eastop
A. McConkey