BSc Mechanical Engineering

ME-03245: Engineering Mechanics Lab

Semester: Fall 2020 Session: 2019
Credit Hours: 1 Pre-requisite: Nil
Lab Engineer: Muzammal Hussain Office Hours:
08:00 am to 05:00 pm Monday
12:00 pm to 05:00 pm Tuesday
11:00 am to 05:00 pm Wednesday
08:00 am to 02:00 pm Thursday
11:00 am to 05:00 pm Friday
Contact: 03057370700 Email: muzammal.hussain@me.uol.edu.pk

Lab Days: Lab Room:

Mechanics Lab
Thursday 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Thursday 08:00 pm – 11:00 am
Saturda 08:00 am – 11:00 am
Saturda 03:00 am – 06:00 pm

Teaching Methodology:
Demonstration followed by hand on experiments
Course Objectives:
After successful completion of this course students will have skills to
 Solve for resultant of any force systems
 Analysis of moments and force system resultant
 Draw and label free body diagram
 Analyze particle equilibrium
 Determine equivalent force system
 Analyze rigid body equilibrium
 Determine internal forces and moments in simple trusses and beams
 Solve mechanical problems associated with frictional forces
 To verify statics and dynamics laws through experimental values and
calculate required unknown variables
 To develop basic ideas and practical experience about static and dynamic structures most
commonly used in mechanical engineering through performance of experiments.
Assessment:
Lab performance, Lab manual and Viva/ Oral test
Text and recommended Books:
Lab Manual
 Course Learning Outcomes

Sr. CLO Statement Domain Taxonomy PLO

No. Level
1 Practice the experiments to find out unknowns such as forces, Psychomotor 3 1
moments, positions, velocities and calculation of concerned
experimental variables and comparison with theoretical values

2 Execute principles of mechanics and basic engineering to Psychomotor 6 2

understand and analyze mechanical engineering structures and
mechanisms.
3 Students will be able to cooperate with team members and show Affective 2 9
effective communication and behavior.

Mapping of Course Learning Outcomes and Program Learning Outcomes

CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 Total

1. Engineering Knowledge 45 45
2. Problem Analysis 45 45
3. Design / Development of Solutions
4. Investigation
5. Modern Tool Usage
6. The Engineer and Society
7. Environment and Sustainability
8. Ethics
9. Individual and Teamwork 10 10
10. Communication
11. Project Management
12. Lifelong Learning
Total 45 45 10 100
 Mapping of Detailed Lab Plan and Course Learning Outcomes

Exp. # Contents CLO 1 CLO 2 CLO 3

1 To Verify conditions of Equilibrium for  
forces acting at a point
2 To determine force required to maintain a  
body in equilibrium on an inclined surface
3 To investigate relationship between load  
carried and forces in arms of a roof truss
4 To study relationship between force acting in  
jib and tie of a jib crane
5 To verify principle of moments for parallel  
forces
6 To verify law of moments for a wheel  
7 To verify conditions of equilibrium for  
concurrent forces
8 To determine co-efficient of friction for  
various material surfaces in sliding contact
with wood
9 To determine the polar moment of inertia of  
flywheel.
10 To determine coefficients of friction for flat  
leather belt and V-belt.
11 To calculate the centrifugal force  
characteristics.
12 To observe and analyze the characteristics of  
belt drive mechanism.
13 To analyze the characteristics of Slider Crank  
and four bar mechanism
14 To analyze a given cam with Cam Analyzing  
apparatus.
15 To determine the angular displacement of  
rocker at various Crank angular positions.
16 To determine the characteristics of a porter  
Governor
 Components of Lab Assessment
Sr. Assessment Tool Quantity Weightage
#
1 Daily lab assessment 16 60
2 Lab Manual 1 15
Assignment/ project 1 15
3 Final Viva 1 10
Total 4 20

Mapping of Assessments and weightage of Course Learning Outcomes

Sr. # Assessment CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 Total

1 Daily assessment 25 25 10 60
2 Lab manual 8 7 15
3 Assignment/ project 7 8 15
4 Final Viva 5 5 10
Total 45 45 10 100