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PHY-294 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
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Course Title and Number: Engineering Mechanics - Statics, PHY-294
Pre-requisites: Calculus II (MAT-281) with grade of “C” or better or permission of the Physical Science Department
Chair; Physics I (PHY-280) with grade of "C" or better
Course Credits: 4
Course Hours: 4 lecture hours
Course Description: Engineering Mechanics - Statics is a study of the state of rest of bodies under the action of forces.
This course builds a foundation of analytic capability for the solution of a great variety of engineering problems. Topics
covered include the statics of particles and rigid bodies.
Student Learning Outcomes/Behavioral Objectives
The student, drawing upon knowledge and skills previously acquired in the prerequisite courses, will begin to synthesize
that important material. The student will also demonstrate the following skills:
1. Precise planning of the solution to a physical problem by paying strict attention to the very finest of details.
2. Precise use of coordinate systems advantageously in any given problem.
3. Precise use of mathematical symbols, diagrams, graphs, and sketches.
4. Precise use of the laws of statics with appropriate mathematics using precise diagrams and critical thinking.
Means of Assessment
The Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in this course are aligned with the Learning Goals of both the Engineering
Program and the Physics Program. In addition, student progress in reaching the course's SLOs is assessed through a
variety of assessment types (tools) and on the basis of a variety of assessment criteria. The means of assessment utilized
in this course are in-class exams, hand-written homework problems and extensive use of the online
MasteringEngineering tutorials and associated online homework problems. In addition the instructor may issue quizzes.
The instructor may also require a course project (individual or group) with a final demonstration and/or oral presentation
and/or written report.
Special Features of the Course
This course requires the use of learning technologies and technological literacy. The required MasteringEngineering
tutorials make use of adaptive learning and active learning. The required MasteringEngineering homework assignments
are designed to encourage critical thinking. The course also requires the use of Excel or other spreadsheet software for
additional in-depth analysis of some instructor-chosen homework problems. Free-ware open software may also be used
for truss analysis and other problems at the prerogative of the instructor.
Course Texts and/or Other Study Materials
Textbook (required) - Options:
Engineering Mechanics: Statics Plus MasteringEngineering with Pearson eText - Access Card Package, 14th
Edition, by Russell C. Hibbeler, Pearson, 14th edition, 2015 ISBN #: 978-0-13-416068-9 (Hard Cover)
(Price: $239.95 from www.mypearsonstore.com)
Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Student Value Edtion Plus MasteringEngineering with Pearson eText - Access
Card Package, 14th Edition, by Russell C. Hibbeler, Pearson, 14th edition, 2015 ISBN #: 978-0-13-420929-6
(Loose Leaf - 3-ring binder) (Price: $171.27 from www.mypearsonstore.com)
Homework Website (required):
MasteringEngineering, www.masteringengineering.com
Course ID: ###########
Materials and Supplies (required):
In addition to the required text and access to MasteringEngineering as indicated above, a simple pocket-sized
non-programmable scientific calculator is required for exam purposes, soft #2 pencils, a see through 12 inch
ruler and graph paper. Smart phones are not permitted to be substituted for calculators. Also, access is needed to
a laptop or desktop computer with spreadsheet/plotting software such as Excel installed and possibly the latest
edition of the free-ware open software GNU Octave (MATLAB compatible) installed and/or other chosen
software per the instructor's prerogative.
Supplemental Notes:
The instructor may provide additional notes on topics outside the contents of the course text including, but not
limited to notes on the topics of Stress, Strain and Elasticity as well as matrix solutions to truss and other
problems. Additional tutorials on the use of Excel and GNU Octave (MATLAB compatible) and/or other
chosen software may be provided.
Bibliography and Supporting Materials:
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, by Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr., McGraw-Hill
Education, 11th edition, 2015. ISBN # 978-0077687304
Course Contents:
1. General Principles
2. Force Vectors
3. Equilibrium of a Particle
4. Force System Resultants
5. Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
6. Structural Analysis (with supplemental notes)
7. Internal Forces
8. Friction
9. Center of Gravity and Centroid
10. Virtual Work
Research, Writing, and/or Examination Requirement(s)
The instructor may require a course project (individual or group) with a final demonstration and/or oral presentation
and/or written report.
Grading Policy
The general grading for the course is weighted according to the following scheme:
1. Three or more non-cumulative (modular) exams and possibly quizzes............................ 30%
2. Homework, tutorial completion, project ........................................................................... 35%
2. Final Exam (Cumulative)................................................................................................... 35%
There are no make-ups issued for missed exams.
An instructor may issue penalties for late assignments, and the instructor will provide that policy.
An instructor may modify this general Grading Policy, and the instructor will provide that policy.
Attendance Policy
All students are expected to attend punctually every scheduled meeting of each course in which they are registered.
Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to be determined by the instructor for each section of each course.
These will be established in writing on the individual course outline. Attendance will be kept by the instructor for
administrative and counseling purposes.
Other College, Divisional, and/or Departmental Policy Statements
Cheating and Plagiarism: This course follows the definition and consequences of cheating and plagiarism as described
in the Bergen Community College Catalog under ACADEMIC REGULATIONS.
Student and Faculty Support Services
Services for Students with Disabilities:
Bergen Community College aims to create inclusive learning environments where all students have maximum
opportunities for success. Any student who feels he or she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a
disability should contact the Office of Specialized Services at 201-612-5269 or via email at ossinfo@bergen.edu for
assistance.
Course Outline and Calendar
Note: Instructor will decide on which homework problems shall be assigned, including which of these must be hand-
written and which must be online.
Week Class Topics Text Reading
Assignments
(Chapter Section, Topic, Page Number)
Online
Tutorial
Homework
Chapter
Homework
Problems
1
1 General Principles
1.1 Mechanics 3
1.2 Fundamental Concepts 4
1.3 Units of Measurement 7
1.4 The International System of Units 9
1.5 Numerical Calculations 10
1.6 General Procedure for Analysis 12
2
Force Vectors
2.1 Scalars and Vectors 17
2.2 Vector Operations 18
2.3 Vector Addition of Forces 20
2.4 Addition of a System of Coplanar
Forces 32
2
3 2.5 Cartesian Vectors 43
2.6 Addition of Cartesian Vectors 46
4
2.7 Position Vectors 56
2.8 Force Vector Directed Along a Line
59
2.9 Dot Product 69
Week Class Topics Text Reading
Assignments
(Chapter Section, Topic, Page Number)
Online
Tutorial
Homework
Chapter
Homework
Problems
3
5
Equilibrium of a
Particle
3.1 Condition for the Equilibrium of a
Particle 85
3.2 The Free-Body Diagram 86
3.3 Coplanar Force Systems 89
6
3.4 Three-Dimensional Force Systems
103
4
7 Exam 1
8
Force System
Resultants
4.1 Moment of a Force—Scalar
Formulation 117
4.2 Cross Product 121
4.3 Moment of a Force—Vector
Formulation 124
4.4 Principle of Moments 128
4.5 Moment of a Force about a Specified
Axis 139
5
9
4.6 Moment of a Couple 148
4.7 Simplification of a Force and Couple
System 160
4.8 Further Simplification of a Force and
Couple System 170
4.9 Reduction of a Simple Distributed
Loading 183
10
Equilibrium of a Rigid
Body
Equilibrium in Two Dimensions
5.1 Conditions for Rigid-Body
Equilibrium 199
5.2 Free-Body Diagrams 201
5.3 Equations of Equilibrium 214
5.4 Two- and Three-Force Members 224
6
11
Equilibrium in Three Dimensions
5.5 Free-Body Diagrams 237
5.6 Equations of Equilibrium 242
5.7 Constraints and Statical Determinacy
243
12 Exam 2
7
13
Structural Analysis
6.1 Simple Trusses 263
6.2 The Method of Joints 266
6.3 Zero-Force Members 272
14
Supplemental notes on matrix equations
of The Method of Joints
Supplemental notes on Stress, Strain and
Elasticity
8
15
Supplemental notes on the use of GNU
Octave for the solution of 2-D plane truss
problems
16
6.4 The Method of Sections 280
6.5 Space Trusses 290
6.6 Frames and Machines 294
Week Class Topics Text Reading
Assignments
(Chapter Section, Topic, Page Number)
Online
Tutorial
Homework
Chapter
Homework
Problems
9
17 Project Work Session Supplemental notes on course project
topic
18
Internal Forces
7.1 Internal Loadings Developed in
Structural Members 331
7.2 Shear and Moment Equations and
Diagrams 347
10
19
7.3 Relations between Distributed Load,
Shear, and Moment 356
7.4 Cables 367
20 Exam 3
11
21
Friction
8.1 Characteristics of Dry Friction 389
8.2 Problems Involving Dry Friction 394
22
8.3 Wedges 416
8.4 Frictional Forces on Screws 418
8.5 Frictional Forces on Flat Belts 425
12
23
8.6 Frictional Forces on Collar Bearings,
Pivot Bearings, and Disks 433
8.7 Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings
436
8.8 Rolling Resistance 438
24
Center of Gravity and
Centroid
9.1 Center of Gravity, Center of Mass,
and the Centroid of a Body 451
9.2 Composite Bodies 474
9.3 Theorems of Pappus and Guldinus
488
13
25
9.4 Resultant of a General Distributed
Loading 497
9.5 Fluid Pressure 498
26
Virtual Work
11.1 Definition of Work 567
11.2 Principle of Virtual Work 569
11.3 Principle of Virtual Work for a
System of Connected Rigid Bodies 571
14
27
11.4 Conservative Forces 583
11.5 Potential Energy 584
11.6 Potential-Energy Criterion for
Equilibrium 586
11.7 Stability of Equilibrium
Configuration 587
28
Final Exam
15
29
Project Work Session
30
Project Presentations