Engineering Mechanics

Course objective

This course helps to analyze the effect of various types of forces on the particle and rigid body at rest and motion, and provides foundational knowledge for structural engineering applications.

Syllabus at a glance

1. 1Basic Concept of Mechanics and Static Equilibrium
2. 2Forces Acting on Particle and Rigid Body
3. 3Friction
4. 4Analysis of Simple Beams and Frames
5. 5Analysis of Plane Trusses
6. 6Centre of Gravity, Centroid, Moment of Inertia, and Mass Moment of Inertia
7. 7Kinematics of Particles (Rectilinear and Curvilinear Motion)
8. 8Kinetics of Particles: Force, Acceleration, Energy and Momentum
9. 9Kinematics and Kinetics of Rigid Body in Plane Motion, Energy and Momentum Methods