MECH 102 ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS

Rigid-body behaviour under the action of axial forces, torsional torques, bending torques and combinations under equilibrium conditions. Design and competency of structural elements. Basic principles of statics, material point (forces, vectors), rigid bodies; force synthesis and analysis; equilibria; analysis of isostatic networks; center of mass; geometrical stability. Types of load in constructions; beams and cables; definition of internal stresses; friction.

Laboratory exercises: analysis of beams under concentrated load; study of networks using strain gauges; strains and stresses in a cross-section of a beam.