‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬

STATICS
(ENGINEERING MECHANICS-I)

LECTURE # 1
Course Description and Introduction
 Contents
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 About the instructor and textbook

 Objective of the present lecture (#1)
 Mechanics (Definitions of Statics and Dynamics)
 A real life application
 Course description
 Prerequisite of the course
 Course Learning Objectives (CLOs)
 Outcome Assessments
 Newton’s laws
 Law of sines and cosines
 Units
 About the Instructor
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Name: Dr. Ahmet Tuken

Designation: Assistant Professor
Nationality: Turkish
Department: Civil Engineering
Office: 2A90
Tel: 46-96447
Email: atuken@ksu.edu.sa
Website: https://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/en/atuken
Office Hours: Displayed on my office wall and also on
my web-site mentioned above
 About the Textbook
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ENGINEERING MECHANICS: STATICS

 Authors: Meriam & Kraige & Bolton

 Publisher: Wiley

 Edition: 8th or 9th edition (in SI Units)

 Objectives of the Present Lecture
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 To explain what the “Statics” is

 To provide an overview of the course contents
 To explain the learning outcomes of the course
 Mechanics
A branch of science concerned with the action of forces on
bodies in rest or in motion

Statics Dynamics
Concerned with the Concerned with the
equilibrium of bodies at rest motion of bodies
under the action of forces under the action of forces

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 A Real Life Application
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Engineering
Design of a
building is an
application of
Statics
knowledge.

Design of its
various
components are
primarily
based on the
Principles of
Static
equilibrium.
 Course Description
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 Force systems; vector analysis, moments and couples

in 2-D and 3-D
 Equilibrium of force systems
 Analysis of structures; plane trusses and frames.
 Distributed force system
 Centroid of simple and composite bodies
 Area moments of inertia
 Analysis of beams
 Friction
 Prerequisite
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 Prerequisite by Courses:
 MATH 106 and MATH 107

 Prerequisite by Topics
 Knowledge of basic mathematics and physics

 Knowledge of calculus (especially integration)

 Knowledge of various cross-sectional properties

 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
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Students completing this course will be able to

 Analyze 2D and 3D force system and calculate moment in a
2D and 3D structures
 Analyze beam, and frame structures using equilibrium
equations
 Analyze truss structures using various methods
 Locate centroid of regular and composite cross sections
 Evaluate area moment of inertia of engineering cross
sections about different axes.
 Analyze and solve friction related equilibrium problems
 Outcome Assessments
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Final Exam 40 %
Semester work 60 %
Mid-term Exam 30 %
Two quizzes 15 %
Tutorial 10 %
Model Demonstration (MD) 5%

Tutorial and MD:

Tutorial marks will be based on the best 5 quizzes: 10%
Model Demonstration (MD) will be based on attendance in MD and report writing: 5%
Date of Mid Term Exam and Quizzes
Mid Term Exam: Week 7 – Sunday, 9 October 2022 at 6:30 pm
Quiz-1: Week 5 – Sunday, 25 September 2022 at 9:00 pm
Quiz-2: Week 9 – Sunday, 23 October 2022 at 9:00 pm
 Newton’s Laws
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 Law I: A particle remains at rest or continues to move in a

straight line with a uniform velocity if there is no unbalanced
force acting on it.

 Law II: The acceleration of a particle is proportional to the

resultant force acting on it in the direction of this force.
 If above Law (II law) is applied to a particle of mass m, it may be
stated as
F = ma where F = resultant force; a = resulting acceleration

 Law III: The forces of action and reaction between interacting

bodies are equal in magnitude, opposite in direction and
collinear.
 Weight of the body
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 The gravitational attraction of the earth on a body is known as the

weight of the body. This force exists whether the body is at rest or in
motion.

W = mg where m is mass and g is gravitational acceleration

 Since this attraction is a force, the weight of a body should be

expressed in Newtons (N) in SI units.

 Note: Unfortunately in common practice the mass unit kilogram (kg)

has been frequently used as a measure of weight. This usage should
disappear in time; because in SI units, the kilogram is used for mass
and the Newton is used for force including weight.
 Law of Sines and Cosines
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Law of sines Law of cosines

B B
c a
c a
A C D A C D
b b
a b c c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2ab cos C
= =
sin A sin B sin C c 2 = a 2 + b 2 + 2ab cos D
 SI Units (Metric System)
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 Mechanics deals with four fundamental quantities – length, mass, force and time
 SI Units: The International system of units, abbreviated as SI
 Mass : kilogram (symbol kg)
 Length: meter (symbol m)
 Time: second (symbol s)
 Force: newton (symbol N)

 Note: In SI units the kilogram is used for the unit of mass – never for the force.

• The unit of Force is derived as below: F = ma

 m
1 N = (1 kg )1 2 
 s 