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Engineering Mechanics I

Course Contents
Course Name Engineering Mechanics I
Principles of statics; resultant of force systems; equilibrium
Course Description
force; analysis of structures, and friction
Number of Units for 3 units
Lecture and Laboratory
Number of Contact 3 lecture hours
Hours per Week

Prerequisites Physics for Engineers, Calculus I

Co-requisites None
Program Outcome/s a, b, g, k
Addressed by the Course
Course Outcomes After the completion of the course, the student must be able to:
1. Explain the principles of statics
2. Compute resultant of force system
3. Compute equilibrium of force system
4. Analyze and compute structures
5. Apply the concept of friction in solving wedges, screws,
belt friction and rolling resistance
Course Outline 1. Principles of Statics
2. Resultants of Force Systems
2.1 Forces and Components
2.2 Resultant of Three or More Concurrent Forces
2.3 Moment of a Force
2.4 Resultant of Parallel Forces
2.5 Couples
2.6 Resolution of a Force into a Force and a Couple
2.7 Resultant of Non-Concurrent Force Systems
3. Equilibrium of Force Systems
3.1 Free-Body Diagrams
3.2 Equilibrium of Concurrent Force Systems
3.3 Conditions of Equilibrium from Moments
3.4 Three Coplanar Forces in Equilibrium are Concurrent
3.5 Equilibrium of Parallel Forces
3.6 Equilibrium of Non-Concurrent Force Systems
4. Analysis of Structures
4.1 Method of Joints
4.2 Method of Sections
4.3 Frames and Machines
5. Friction
5.1 Theory of Friction
5.2 Angle of Friction
5.3 Problems in Friction
5.4 Wedges
5.5 Square-Threaded Screws

Supplemental Activities
2. Engineering Mechanics II
Course Contents
Course Name
Course Description
Number of Units for
Lecture and Laboratory
Number of Contact
Hours per Week
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Program Outcomes
Addressed by the Course
Course Outcomes
Course Outline
Supplemental Activities
5.6 Belt Friction
5.7 Rolling Resistance
Computational exercises
Engineering Mechanics II
Principles of dynamics; rectilinear translation; curvilinear
translation; rotation; and work and energy;
3 units
3 lecture hours
Engineering Mechanics I
None
a, b, g, k
After the completion of the course, the student must be able to:
1. Describe the principles of dynamics and its importance
in the field of engineering;
2. Explain the concepts of rectilinear and curvilinear
translation, rotation, and work and energy
3. Compute problems involving rectilinear and curvilinear
translations at varying conditions;
4. Analyze and compute problems related to rotation,
work, and energy; and
5. Apply the principles of dynamics in designing basic
machine and building structures in actual field
situation
1. Principles of Dynamics
2. Rectilinear Translation
2.1. Rectilinear Motion with Constant Acceleration
2.2. Freely Falling Bodies, Air Resistance Neglected
2.3. Rectilinear Motion with Variable Acceleration
2.4. Dynamic Equilibrium in Translation
3. Curvilinear Translation
3.1. Flight of Projectiles. Air Resistance Neglected
3.2. Tangential and Normal Components of Acceleration
3.3. Kinetics of Curvilinear Translation. Dynamic Equilibrium
4. Rotation
4.1. Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
4.2. Rotation with Variable Angular Acceleration
5. Work and Energy
5.1. Application of Work-Energy Method. Constant Forces
5.2. Resultant Work. Variable Forces
5.3. Power. Efficiency
5.4. Work-Energy Applied to Plane Motion
Computational exercises