ENGINEERING LEARNING CENTER

Statics – Module Syllabus 

Resource Description /
Final Exam Revision Sessions Engineering Mechanics: Statics; 13th Edition in SI Units; R C Hibbeler; 
Prentice Hall; 2013 
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Recommended Reading Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics; 5th Edition; Bedfrod and Fowler; Prentice Hall; 2007; ISBN: 13 978-0136142256. 
 
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics; 9th Edition; Beer, Johnston, 
Eisenberg, and Mazurek; McGraw Hill; 2009; ISBN: 13 0077275563. 
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Other Resources Companion website, Internet search of periodicals. /
Week Topic Chapters 
1General Principles 
Mechanics 
Fundamental Concepts 
Units of Measurement 
The International System of Units 
Numerical Calculations 
General Procedure for Analysis 
1
2-3Force Vectors 
 
Scalar and Vectors 
Vector Operations 
Vector Addition of Forces 
Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces 
Cartesian Vectors 
Addition of Cartesian Vectors 
Position Vectors 
Force Vector Directed Along a Line 
Dot Product 
2
4Equilibrium of a Particle 
Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle 
The Free-Body Diagram 
Coplanar Force Systems 
Three-Dimensional Force Systems 
3
5-6Force System Resultants 
Moment of a Force – Scalar Formulation 
Cross Product 
Moment of a Force – Vector Formulation 
Principle of Moments 
Moment of a Force about a Specified Axis 
Moment of a Couple 
Simplification of a Force and Couple System 
Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System 
4
7-8Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 
Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium 
Free-Body Diagrams 2-D 
Equations of Equilibrium 2-D 
Two- and Three-Force Members 
Free-Body Diagrams 3-D 
Equations of Equilibrium 3-D 
Constraints and Statical Determinacy 
5
8-9Midterm Revision Sessions 1-5
10-11Structural Analysis 
Simple Trusses 
The Method of Joints 
Zero-Force Members 
The Method of Sections 
Frames and Machines 
6
12-13Friction 
Characteristics of Dry Friction 
Problems Involving Dry Friction
7
14Center of Gravity and Centroid 
Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, and the Centroid of a body 
Composite Bodies 
9
15Moments of Inertia 
Definitions of Moments of Inertia for Areas 
Parallel-Axis Theorem for an Area 
Radius of Gyration of an Area 
Moments of inertia for an area by integration. 
Moments of inertia for Composite Areas
10
16-17Final Exam Revision Sessions 6-10