UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS

Department of Civil Engineering

USC Vision
The University of San Carlos sees:
A WORLD where the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the
Spirit of grace.
A SOCIETY where citizens are competent, noble in character, and community-oriented:
What they know, they apply justly and honestly.
What they do not know, they seek to learn.
What they do not have, they endeavor to acquire.
What they have, they share.

USC Mission

The University of San Carlos is a Catholic institution of learning that embodies the principles of academic
discipline of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary charisma of the Society of the Divine Word.
We aim to develop competent and socially responsible professionals and lifelong learners in an environment
that fosters excellence in the academic core processes of teaching-learning, research, and community
extension service.
Our mission is to provide timely, relevant, and transformative academic programs responsive to the needs of
the local, national, and global communities, in a rapidly changing world.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Department of Civil Engineering

PROGRAM Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL Three to five years after graduation, the Carolinian civil engineering
OBJECTIVES (PEOs) graduate is:

PEO1 A productive professional exhibiting competence, leadership, and life-long learning in the practice
of civil engineering.
1.1. Meets employer’s expectations with respect to professional engineering skills, including
critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication.
1.2. Takes initiative, demonstrates innovation, and strives for excellence in delivering outputs or
in providing services.
1.3. Exercises leadership and management skills to help promote productivity and achievement
of organizational goals.
1.4. Adapts to change and continuously seeks out opportunities for improving self personally
and professionally.

PEO2 A global citizen who is noble in character and community-oriented.

2.1. Upholds professional ethics and responsible engineering practice to ensure safety, health,
and welfare of clients and the general public.
2.2. Takes full accountability for assigned tasks and promotes teamwork in a multidisciplinary
and multicultural work environment.

PEO3 A civil engineer with an emerging expertise in a specialized practice of civil engineering in various
civil works including design, construction, retrofitting and maintenance of structures, water supply
and drainage, land development, and transportation.

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 Program Outcomes

a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering

specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

b) Conduct investigations of complex engineering problems using research-based knowledge and

research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis
of information to provide valid conclusions.

c) Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components, or processes
that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural,
societal, and environmental considerations.

d) Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-
disciplinary settings.

e) Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching
substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering
sciences.

f) Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of
engineering practice.

g) Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with
society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design
documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

h) Understand and evaluate the sustainability and impact of professional engineering work in the solution
of complex engineering problems in societal and environmental context.

i) Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long
learning in the broadest context of technological change.

j) Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and
cultural issues, and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice and
solutions to complex engineering problems.

k) Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools,
including prediction and modeling, to complex engineering problems with an understanding of the
limitations.

l) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic

decision-making and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage
projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

m) Understand at least one specialized field of civil engineering practice.

n) Promote through extension work the use of engineering as a tool for the good of Philippine culture
and society.

o) Participate in the Carolinian mission to be Witnesses to the Word.

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 COURSE SYLLABUS
Summer Term, AY 2023 – 2024

Course Information Faculty Information

Engr. Ricardo L. Fornis
Course Code: CES 2205 Name:
Engr. Charles Mari S. Ramos
Course Title: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies Office: Department of Civil Engineering
rlfornis@usc.edu.ph
Credit Units: 2.0 units lecture Email:
cmsramos@usc.edu.ph
Pre-requisite: CES 2104 (Statics of Rigid Bodies) Phone: 230 0100 loc 260
Group 1 Consultation
Schedule:
MWF 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM, LB266TC Time:

Course Description
This course deals solely with the mechanics of rigid bodies. A rigid body is a body that does not deform under the
influence of forces. In all real-life applications, there is always deformation; however, many structures exhibit very
small deformations under normal loading conditions, and rigid body mechanics can be used with sufficient accuracy
in those cases. Also, the principles of rigid body mechanics are part of the fundamental building blocks needed for the
learning of the principles of the mechanics of deformable bodies. The mechanics of rigid bodies is subdivided into two
areas: statics and dynamics, with dynamics being further subdivided into kinematics and kinetics. In this course, the
area of dynamics is further highlighted.

This course is to be taken after passing the Statics component of Engineering Mechanics. The course requires a
knowledge of Calculus and Physics. Dynamics deals with bodies in motion. The course will enable the students to
solve problems that involve forces and motion such as moving fluids in Hydraulics and vibrating bodies in Earthquake
Engineering.

This course focuses on kinematics and kinetics. Kinematics deals on the relationship of displacement, velocity, and
acceleration of rectilinear and curvilinear motions. Kinetics deals with forces and motion. Force-mass-acceleration
relation, Work-energy theorem, and impulse-momentum equations will be studied in detail to be able to apply them in
solving problems that involve forces and motion of particles and rigid bodies.

The course requires 6 contact hours and 9 non-contact hours per week. The contact hours are held face-to-face,
consisting of lectures, seatworks, and comprehensive examinations. The non-contact hours are intended for
assignments and further studying.

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)

Alignment to Student Outcomes
By the end of the semester, you should be able to:
The learning outcome in this course is introductory to the
CO1: relate displacement, velocity, and acceleration using achievement of the ability to:
basic differential equations;
[POc] design solutions for complex engineering problems and
CO2: solve kinematics problems in rectilinear motion by design systems, components, or processes that meet specified
applying the relationship of displacement, velocity, and needs with appropriate consideration for public health and
acceleration; safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

CO3: solve well-defined problems involving displacement, The learning outcomes in this course are enabling the
velocity, and acceleration of curvilinear motion in rectangular, achievement of the ability to:
tangential & normal, and radial & transverse components; and
[POa] apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science,
CO4: calculate forces and motion properties (displacement, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to
velocity, acceleration) of moving particles and system of the solution of complex engineering problems; and
particles or bodies by applying force-mass-acceleration, work-
energy, and impulse-momentum equations. [POb] conduct investigations of complex engineering problems
using research-based knowledge and research methods

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 including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of
data, and synthesis of information to provide valid conclusions.

ASSESSMENT OF OUTCOMES
As evidence of having achieved the outcomes, students must produce quality outputs and/or carry out tasks
successfully.

Formative Summative
Assignments and Seatworks (AS) Midterm Exam (MEx) & Final Exam (FEx)

To monitor your learning progress, assessment tasks You will take the Midterm Exam and Final Exam. These
such as (but not limited to) homework exercises and are respectively scheduled within or around the 3rd and 6th
seatworks are continually given. These tasks may or may week of the term. Your performances in these exams
not be graded. Based on how you perform in these tasks, comprise a major part of the grade that you will earn at the
the teacher gives formative feedback and initiates end of the term.
necessary interventions to keep you right on the learning
track. The summative assessments are the midterm (CO 1, CO
2, and CO 3) and final examinations (CO 1, CO 2, CO 3,
For CO1, CO2, CO3, and CO4, the formative and CO 4).
assessments are the assignments and seatworks.

Assessment Rubrics

Rubric for the ability to perform mathematical operations and solve equations
Outstanding Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement Poor
1 2.0 3.0 3.5 4
The task is worked out The task is worked out to The task is worked out to The task is worked out An insignificant amount
to completion, the steps completion and steps completion and steps completely and the of the task is done
shown are shown are shown are steps shown are correct and/or the steps shown
mathematically error- mathematically error- mathematically error- up to the point where are mathematically
free, and the result is free; but still requires free; but still requires two the correct answer wrong, unrelated or
correct and expressed in one more step to bring or more steps to bring could potentially be inappropriate.
its required form. the final answer to the the final answer to it to obtained but
required form. its required form. carelessness in the
sign or omission of
some terms from one
step to another step is
noticeable that lead to
incorrect final answer.

Grading System
Your grade for the course is computed based on both formative and summative assessment data. The computation is
detailed below.
Grade Component Weight Computation
Assignments and Seatworks (AS) (20%) AS Grade x 0.20
Midterm Exam (MEx) (30%) MEx Grade x 0.30
Final Exam (FEx) (50%) FEx Grade x 0.50
Total Grade
Passing Grade: 3.0
Conditions for Passing: Specific conditions regarding
grades in summative assessment tasks.

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 COURSE LEARNING PLAN
Course Week
Topics Learning Activities
Outcome Number

❖ Course Orientation
❖ Introduction to Dynamics: Definition of Terms
and Important Laws
• Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
• Kinematics: Relationship of Displacement,
Velocity, and Acceleration • Read Chapter 11 of the book Vector
• Rectilinear Motion Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics.
CO1
→ Uniform Motion • Attend lecture of the topic.
CO2 1-3
→ Uniformly Accelerated Motion • Do the given seatwork.
CO3
→ Relative Motion • Solve the homework problems posted
→ Dependent Motion by the lecturer.
→ Area Method
• Curvilinear Motion
→ Rectangular Components
→ Normal and Tangential Components
→ Radial and Transverse Components

MIDTERM EXAMINATION June 29-30, • Take the Midterm Examination.

2023 (3)

❖ Kinetics of Rigid Bodies • Read Chapters 12-13 of the book

• Force-Mass-Acceleration Method Vector Mechanics for Engineers:
Dynamics.
• Work-Energy Principle
CO4 • Impulse-Momentum Principle 4-6 • Attend lecture of the topic.
• Do the given seatwork.
• Solve the homework problems posted
by the lecturer.

FINAL EXAMINATION July 20-21, • Take the Final Examination.

2023 (6)

Learning Resources

Book References

• Beer, F. P., Johnston, E. R., Mazurek, E. R., Mazurek, D. F., Cornwell, P. J., & Self, B. P. (2013). Vector mechanics for
engineers: dynamics (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Meriam, J. L. & Kraige, L. G. (2012). Engineering mechanics: dynamics (7th ed.). New Jersey, NJ: John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.
• Singer, F. L. (1954). Engineering mechanics (2nd ed.). Michigan, MI: Harper.

Note: Numerous books on Engineering Mechanics can be found at the Learning Resource Center (LRC). You can ask the
help from our Engineering Librarian in locating these books.

Course Policies
1) Canvas will be the official Learning Management System (LMS) to be used for the course with a link provided by the teacher
during the first day of classes. Assignments, announcements, and other correspondence may be posted in the LMS.
2) Students are not allowed to use any other email address except for the one provided by the University, using this format:
Student_ID_Number@usc.edu.ph
3) The platform for online meetings, if any, shall be GOOGLE MEET.
4) All examinations shall be done face-to-face on campus.
5) Cheating in any form shall be dealt with accordingly and may be a cause for an automatic failing grade of the course.
6) A special exam may be given only when there is a valid reason in writing.

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 Prepared by Engr. Ricardo L. Fornis, MSc Engr. Ricardo L. Fornis, MSc
Approved by
Engr. Charles Mari S. Ramos Department Chair
Faculty

Date Submitted June 9, 2023 Date Approved

for Approval

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