ESC-211 Statics

This course is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in Engineering Mechanics. It presents the theory and application of the principles of statics for use in subsequent courses and in engineering practice. The subject of statics deals with bodies at rest or in equilibrium, including a study of force systems, vectors, analytical methods of solution, friction, center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia of areas.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MAT-272 and PHY-151

Department

• Science & Technology

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: Fall: Online, Remote
• Spring: Online
• Summer: Online

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ESC 211: Statics

Department

Science and Technology

Course Description

This course is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in Engineering Mechanics. It presents the theory and application of the principles of statics for use in subsequent courses and in engineering practice. The subject of statics deals with bodies at rest or in equilibrium, including a study of force systems, vectors, analytical methods of solution, friction, center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia of areas.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Prerequisites

MAT-272 and PHY-151

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Draw free body diagrams and apply the principles of equilibrium to determine the magnitude and direction of the unknown forces.
2. Determine the location of the center of gravity of a body.
3. Evaluate the moment of inertia of a cross-section about any given axis.
4. Perform a force analysis on a simple truss and other types of engineering structures and mechanisms by means of the principle of equilibrium

Topic Outline

1. 1. Forces in a plane, vectors, addition of vectors, and resolution of a force into components
2. 2. Rectangular components, unit vectors, and addition by rectangular components
3. 3. Equilibrium of a particle and free-body diagrams
4. 4. Forces in space and direction cosines
5. 5. External and internal forces, and equivalent forces
6. 6. Vector product and moment of a force about a point
7. 7. Scalar product, mixed triple product, and moment of a force about an axis
8. 8. Moment of a couple and resolution of a force into a force and a couple
9. 9. Reduction of a system of forces to one force and one couple, and further reduction of a system of forces
10. 10. Equilibrium of a rigid body in two dimensions
11. 11. Equilibrium of two- and three-force bodies
12. 12. Equilibrium in three dimensions
13. 13. Center of gravity and centroids of areas and lines, and composite plates and wires
14. 14. Centroids by integration and the theorems of Pappus-Guldinus
15. 15. Distributed loads on beams and forces on submerged surfaces
16. 16. Center of gravity and centroid of a volume
17. 17. Trusses: analysis by the method of joints
18. 18. Trusses: analysis by the method of sections
19. 19. Frames
20. 20. Machines
21. 21. Internal forces in members
22. 22. Coulomb friction and angles of friction
23. 23. Wedges and square-threaded screws
24. 24. Axle friction, disk friction, and rolling resistance
25. 25. Belt friction
26. 26. Moment of inertia, polar moment of inertia, and radius of gyration