Course Title Basic Mechanical Engineering (Sp 2013) Course Code ME101

Pre-requisite(s) nil Credit Hrs 3

Text Book(s) Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamic

Author R.C. Hibbeler and A. Gupta
Publisher 11th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1992
Ref. Book(s) Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics
Author Meriam, J. L. and Kraige, L. G
Publisher 6th Edition, John & Wiley Sons.
Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
Author Anthony M. Bedford and Wallace Fowler
Publisher 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005
Title 2000 Solved Problems in Mechanical Engineering Dynamics
Author Liley, Peter E.
Publisher McGraw Hill, 1989
Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics
Author Plesha, Michael E, Gray, Gary L. and Costanzo, Francesco
Publisher New York:McGraw Hill, 2009
Title Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics
Author Gray, Gary L, Costanzo, Francesco and Plesha, Michael E.
Publisher New York:McGraw Hill, 2009

Objective: Give an understanding of the basic mechanical engineering concepts

Week Course Contents/Topics Chapter

01 STATICS
Force Vectors
Vector Operations
Force Vector Directed along A Line
Dot and Cross Products
02-03 Equilibrium of A Particle & A Rigid Body
Coplanar Force System
Three Dimensional Force Systems
Conditions for Equilibrium in Two Dimensions
Free Body Diagrams, Support Reactions
External and Internal Forces & Center of Gravity
Two and Three Force Members
Equilibrium in Three Dimensions
04 Force System Resultants
Moment of a Force-Scalar and Vector Formulation
Principle of Transmissibility
Principle of Moments
Moment of a Couple
05 Structural Analysis
 Simple and Planar Trusses
The Method of Joints
Zero Force Members
Frames and Machines
06 Friction
Equilibrium and Dry Friction
Impending Motion
Wedges and Screws
07 Moments of Inertia
Center of Gravity and Center of Mass for a System of Particles
Moments of Inertia for Areas
Parallel-Axis Theorem
08 DYNAMICS
Kinematics of a Particle
Motion of a Projectile
Curvilinear Motion: Normal and Tangential Components
Curvilinear Motion: Cylindrical Components
09 Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration
Newtons Laws and Equations of Motion
Equations of Motion: Rectangular Coordinates
Equations of Motion: Normal and Tangential Coordinates
Equations of Motion: Cylindrical Coordinates
10 Kinetics of a Particle: Work and Energy
Principle of Work and Energy
Principle of Work and Energy for a System of Particles
Power and Efficiency
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy
11 Kinetics of a Particle: Impulse and Momentum
Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum
Angular Momentum
Moment of a Force and Angular Momentum
Angular Impulse and Momentum Principles
12 Planar Kinematics of a Rigid Body
Rigid Body Motion
Translation
Rotation About a Fixed Axis
13 Planar Kinematics of a Rigid Body: Force and Acceleration
Moment of Inertia
Planar Kinetic Equations of Motion
Equations of Motion: Translation
Equations of Motion: Rotation about a Fixed Axis
14 Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Work and Energy
The Work of a Force and a Couple
 Principle of Work and Energy
Conservation of Energy
15 Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Impulse and Momentum
Linear and Angular Momentum
Principle of Impulse and Momentum
Conservation of Momentum
16 Review