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Vector Mechanics for Engineers

by Beer and Johnston

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Course Assessment Model Why Engineering Mechanics

• Marks break up* For Mechanical Engineers
• Attendance 5 Basic Course for higher level courses of
Mechanical Engineering
• CA (Two best out of three tasks) 20
• MTE (MCQ) 25
• ETE 50
• Total 100
• Three Academic Tasks- One before MTE, Two after MTE
• Test 1 will be MCQ type
• MTE: MCQ to be done on OMR sheets

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Why Engineering Mechanics Why Engineering Mechanics

For Civil Engineers:
For Electronics Engineers:

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Why Engineering Mechanics Why Engineering Mechanics

For Biotech Engineers: For Computer Engineers:

• Software Development
• Design of keys, Screens etc. for computers and
laptops

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• Concept of Forces
• Moments, Couples and Resultant of Forces
• Equilibrium and Resolution of forces
• Coplanar and Spatial systems

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Center of gravity is the average location of the weight of an object

• Centroid of simple figures and composite sections

• Types and Laws of friction
• Centre of gravity and its implications
• Limiting Friction and Motion of bodies
• Statics and Dynamics friction
• Wedges and screw jack

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Object’s resistance to rotation and bending

• Rectilinear and Curvilinear motion
• Moment of Inertia of area (of plane sections) • General principles in dynamics
• MOI of standard and composite sections
• Mass moment of Inertia of different sections

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Importance Of Engineering
Mechanics
Can you identify the application of Engineering Mechanics behind biceps?
Concepts of Mechanics are used in body building
• Instantaneous Centre of Rotation
• D’Alemberts Principle
• Work Energy Principle
• Kinetics of Rigid body Rotation

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Importance Of Engineering Importance Of Engineering

Mechanics Mechanics
Concepts of mechanics are used in motion of bodies
• Spinning of balls depends upon its shapes and sizes whose
design is governed by concepts of mechanics

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Importance Of Engineering
Mechanics Get Set Go!!!
Concepts of mechanics are used in motion of bodies

Gear up
Fasten your seat belts

Explore your Mechanics

abilities

Build futuristic solutions…

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Next Class: Introduction to Engineering

Mechanics

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