Engineering Statics ENGI 2313

Course description:

Analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium; equivalent systems of forces; friction; centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to energy methods.The subject of Statics deals with forces acting on rigid bodies at rest covering coplanar and non-coplanar forces, concurrent and non-concurrent forces,friction forces. centroid and moments of inertia. Much time will be spent finding resultant forces for a variety of force systems, as well as analyzing forces acting on bodies to find the reacting forces supporting those bodies.

Course Aims:

Upon completion you would be able to:
  •  Analyze forces and fined out the resultant forces in two and three dimension.
  •  Differentiate between various type of supports and draw free-body-diagram.
  •  Compute the reaction force, internal forces and bending moment at a specific point on a simple structure (beam, frame, truss).
  •  Draw bending moment and shear force diagram to a simple structure.
  •  Obtain centre of gravity and centroid for deferent engineering shapes & moment of inertia for deferent sections.
  •  Manipulate Newton’s laws of motion.
  •  Identify vibration force with & without damping.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  •  Draw complete free-body diagrams and write appropriate equilibrium equations from the free-body diagram.
  •  Develop critical thinking skills necessary to formulate appropriate approaches to problem solutions.
  •  Apply the concepts of equilibrium to various structures.
  • Calculate moments, centers of mass, and forces for particular structures.