| Resource | Description | / |
|---|---|---|
| Final Exam Revision Sessions | Engineering Mechanics: Statics; 13th Edition in SI Units; R C Hibbeler; Prentice Hall; 2013 | / |
| 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. | / |
| Other Resources | Companion website, Internet search of periodicals. | / |
| Week | Topic | Chapters |
| 1 | General Principles Mechanics Fundamental Concepts Units of Measurement The International System of Units Numerical Calculations General Procedure for Analysis | 1 |
| 2-3 | Force 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 |
| 4 | Equilibrium of a Particle Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle The Free-Body Diagram Coplanar Force Systems Three-Dimensional Force Systems | 3 |
| 5-6 | Force 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 |
| 7-8 | Equilibrium 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 |
| 8-9 | Midterm Revision Sessions | 1-5 |
| 10-11 | Structural Analysis Simple Trusses The Method of Joints Zero-Force Members The Method of Sections Frames and Machines | 6 |
| 12-13 | Friction Characteristics of Dry Friction Problems Involving Dry Friction | 7 |
| 14 | Center of Gravity and Centroid Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, and the Centroid of a body Composite Bodies | 9 |
| 15 | Moments 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 |
| 16-17 | Final Exam Revision Sessions | 6-10 |