University of Engineering and Technology,

Taxila
Department of Civil Engineering
Theory Portion
Engineering
Course Title: Code: NS-102
Mechanics
Basic Knowledge of
Pre-
Mathematics & Knowledge Area:
requisite(s):
Physics
Credit Hours: 2 Natural Sciences
Session: 2K24 Sub-Area:
Semester: 1st Physics
Text / Reference Book(s):

Engineering Mechanics by R.C. Hibbeler 9th Edition.

Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics, J.L. Mariam & L.G.
Kraige, 6th Edition.

Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Ferdinand P. Beer and E.

Russel Johnston Jr, 7th Edition.

Catalog Data: Basic concepts; System of forces; Equilibrium of rigid bodies;

Kinematics: Rigid bodies ; Friction ;Application of principles of
dynamics.

Course Objectives:
• To learn basic concepts and system of forces.
• To enable students to understand relationship of physical processes,
kinetics and kinematics.
• To develop skills to use the basic principles of mechanics in
engineering applications.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
Describe the basic concepts of equilibrium and explain their
CLO-1 :
application in civil engineering.
Apply fundamental concepts of statics & kinematics for analyzing
CLO-2 : forces in statically determinate structures.
Grading Policy: Course Assessment:
Quizzes : 20 % Type Number
20 %
Assignment : 5% Assignments 02
Mid Exam : 25 % 30 % Quizzes 02
Final Exam : 50 % 50 % Exams Mid & End
Total = 100 %

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students who pass the course will be able to use scalar and vector analytical
techniques for analyzing forces in statically determinate structures.

Course Professional Outcome/Industrial Usage:

Students learn basic ideas and concept of basic knowledge of maths and physics
to solve the real-world problems.

No.
CLO Statement PLO’s Bloom’s

CLO-1 Describe the basic concepts of equilibrium

PLO-1 C-2
and explain their application in civil
engineering.
Apply fundamental concepts of statics & PLO-2
CLO-2 kinematics for analyzing forces in statically C-3
determinate structures.

CLOs
Assessment Modules
CLO 1 CLO 2
Assignments (5%) ✓
Quizzes (20%) ✓
Mid Exam (25%) ✓ ✓
Final Exam (50%) ✓

CLOs
PLOs CLO-1 CLO-2

PLO 1
(Engineering Knowledge) ✓
PLO 2
(Problem Analysis) ✓
PLO 3
(Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO 4
(Investigation)
PLO 5
(Tool Usage)
PLO 6
(The Engineer and the World)
PLO 7
(Ethics)
PLO 8
(Individual and Collaborative Team
Work)
PLO 9
(Communication)
PLO 10
(Project Management and Finance)
PLO 11
(Lifelong Learning)
MAPPING OF COURSE CONTENTS AND COURSE OUTCOMES
Week Wise Contents CLO PLO
Program learning Concepts of space, time, mass, velocity,
outcomes and acceleration and force CLO- PLO-I
how they are Scalar and vector quantities 1
covered by
specific course Newton’s law of motion CLO- PLO-I
outcomes: Law of gravitation 1
Resultant and resolution of co-planer forces CLO-
using parallelogram, triangle & polygon law 1 PLO-I
and funicular polygon CLO- PLO-2
2
Simple cases of resultant and resolution of
forces in space CLO-
Conditions of equilibrium of co-planar forces, 1 PLO-I
analytical and graphical formulations CLO- PLO-2
2

Free body concept, conditions of support and

attachment to other bodies
CLO-
Support reactions under different types of 1
PLO-1
loading

CLO-
Degree of restraint and static determinacy 1
PLO-1

Introduction to shear force and bending CLO-

1 PLO-I
moment diagrams and practical problems. CLO- PLO-2
2
Statically determinate problems especially of
civil engineering importance, equilibrium of
CLO-
two-force and three-force bodies PLO-2
2

MID EXAM
CLO-
Work, energy and power
1 PLO-1
Virtual work formulation of equilibrium of
 coplanar force

Potential energy, energy criterion for

equilibrium, stability of equilibrium,
application to simple cases CLO- PLO-2
2

Geometrical properties of plane areas CLO- PLO-1

1
First moment of area, centroid, second
CLO-
moment of area, principal axes, polar second
1 PLO-I
Program learning moment of area and radius of gyration CLO- PLO-2
outcomes and 2
how they are
covered by Coulomb's theory of friction
CLO-
specific course Problems involving friction on flat and curved
1 PLO-I
outcomes: surfaces CLO- PLO-2
2

CLO- PLO-I
Rectilinear and curvilinear motion 1
Newton’s equation of motion, dynamic
equilibrium CLO-
Introduction to practical use of the above 1 PLO-I
principles and properties. CLO- PLO-2
2

CLO-
Revision of Course and discussion on 1 PLO-I
Problems of students. CLO- PLO-2
2
FINAL EXAM
 LEVEL OF COURSE COVERAGE
Contact
Hour / Week
Topics covered in Concepts of space, time, mass, velocity,
the course and acceleration and force
level of coverage: 3 Hours
Scalar and vector quantities

Newton’s law of motion

3 Hours
Law of gravitation
Resultant and resolution of co-planer forces
using parallelogram, triangle & polygon law and
3 Hours
funicular polygon

Simple cases of resultant and resolution of forces

in space
Conditions of equilibrium of co-planar forces,
analytical and graphical formulations 3 Hours

Free body concept, conditions of support and

attachment to other bodies
3 Hours
Support reactions under different types of loading

Degree of restraint and static determinacy 3 Hours

Introduction to shear force and bending moment
diagrams and practical problems. 3 Hours

Statically determinate problems especially of civil

engineering importance, equilibrium of two-force
and three-force bodies 3 Hours

Work, energy and power

Virtual work formulation of equilibrium of coplanar
3 Hours
force

Potential energy, energy criterion for equilibrium,

stability of equilibrium, application to simple
cases 3 Hours

Geometrical properties of plane areas 3 Hours

First moment of area, centroid, second moment
of area, principal axes, polar second moment of
area and radius of gyration 3 Hours
Coulomb's theory of friction
Problems involving friction on flat and curved
surfaces 3 Hours

Rectilinear and curvilinear motion 3 Hours

Newton’s equation of motion, dynamic equilibrium
Introduction to practical use of the above
principles and properties. 3 Hours

Revision of Course and discussion on Problems of

3 Hours
students.
Total Contact Hours Per Semester = 48 Hours
 COURSE CONTENTS
Week Theory
01 Concepts of space, time, mass, velocity, acceleration and force
Scalar and vector quantities

02 Newton’s law of motion

Law of gravitation
03 Resultant and resolution of co-planer forces using parallelogram,
triangle & polygon law and funicular polygon

04 Simple cases of resultant and resolution of forces in space

Conditions of equilibrium of co-planar forces, analytical and graphical
formulations

Assignment No 1 (To be submitted in 7th week)

05 Free body concept, conditions of support and attachment to other bodies
Support reactions under different types of loading

06
Degree of restraint and static determinacy
07 Introduction to shear force and bending moment diagrams and practical
problems.
Quiz No.1

08 Statically determinate problems especially of civil engineering

importance, equilibrium of two-force and three-force bodies

*** MID EXAM ***

09 Work, energy and power
Virtual work formulation of equilibrium of coplanar force.

10 Potential energy, energy criterion for equilibrium, stability of equilibrium,

application to simple cases.

11
Geometrical properties of plane areas
12 First moment of area, centroid, second moment of area, principal axes,
polar second moment of area and radius of gyration

Assignment No 2 (To be submitted in 15th week)

13 Coulomb's theory of friction

Problems involving friction on flat and curved surfaces

14 Rectilinear and curvilinear motion.

Quiz No.2
 COURSE CONTENTS
Week Theory
15 Newton’s equation of motion, dynamic equilibrium
Introduction to practical use of the above principles and properties.

16
Revision of Course and discussion on Problems of students.

*** FINAL EXAM ***