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| KunwarR | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering SCIA1101 Engineering Mechanics Syllabus Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering SCIA1101 Engineering Mechanics Syllabus SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT SCIA1101 ENGINEERING MECHANICS L T P Credits Total Marks 3 * 0 3 100 UNIT 1 BASICS & STATICS OF PARTICLES 9 Hrs. Introduction - Units and Dimensions - Laws of Mechanics - Vectors - Vectorial representation of forces and moments - Vector operations, Coplanar forces resolution and composition of forces - Equilibrium of particle - Forces in space - equilibrium of a particle in space - equivalent systems of forces - principle of transmissibility - Single equivalent force. UNIT 2 EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES 9 Hrs. Free body diagram - Types of supports and their reactions - Requirements of stable equilibrium - Moments and Couples - Varignon’s theorem - Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in two dimensions - Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in Three Dimensions. UNIT 3 PROPERTIES OF SURFACES AND SOLIDS 9 Hrs. Determination of Areas - First moment of Area and the centroid - simple problems involving composite figures, Second moment of plane area - Parallel axis theorems and perpendicular axis theorems - Polar moment of Inertia Principal moments of Inertia of plane areas - Principle axes of inertia - relation to area moments of Inertia, Second moment of plane area of sections like C,I,T,Z etc. - Basic Concept of Mass moment of Inertia. UNIT 4 FRICTION 9 Hrs. Frictional Force - Laws of Coulomb friction - Cone of friction - Angle of repose - Simple contact friction - Screw - Wedge - Ladder - Rolling resistance - Belt friction. UNIT 5 DYNAMICS OF PARTICLES 9 Hrs. Displacement, Velocity and acceleration their relationship - Relative motion - Curvilinear motion - Newton’s Law - D’Alembert’s Principle, Work Energy Equation - Impulse and Momentum - Impact of elastic bodies, Translation and rotation of rigid bodies - General plane motion. Max. 45 Hrs. COURSE OUTCOMES On completion of the course, student will be able to CO1 - Understand the principles of mechanics, and the ability to apply these principles to solve engineering problems in a wide variety of applications. CO2 - Determine resultants and apply conditions of static equilibrium to plane force systems CO3 - Identify and quantify all forces associated with a static framework CO4 - Determine the centroid and second moment of area. CO5 - Solve problems in kinematic and dynamic systems. CO6 - Calculate the motion characteristics of a body subjected to a given force system TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Beer, Johnston, Cornwell and Self, "Vector Mechanics for engineers - Statics and Dynamics", 11th Edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2016. 2. Timoshanko and Young, "Engineering Mechanics", Revised 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006. 3. McLean and Nelson, "Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics" 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 1997. 4. Ramachandran S., “Engineering Mechanics” 4th Edition, Air Walk Publications, 2006. 5. Kottiswaran N., “Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics”, Sri Balaji Publications, 2008. 6. Khurmi R.S., A textbook of Engineering Mechanics (SI Units)”, 21st edition, S Chand & Company Ltd., 2007. 7. Bhavikatti S.S., “Engineering Mechanics”, 6th Coloured Edition, New Age International Publishers, 2016. END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs. PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks |
