Spring/Fall Semester L-2, T-1

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code ME 253 Lecture Contact Hours 3.00
Course Title Engineering Mechanics Credit Hours 3.00
PRE-REQUISITE

None
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
Outcome Based Education (OBE)
SYNOPSIS/RATIONALE

To provide the students with the basic knowledge in the mechanics of rigid body which will be
helpful while studying strength of materials, aircraft structures etc.

OBJECTIVE

a) To be able to express and resolve the position and force into vector unit components.

b) To determine the forces in the members of trusses and frames using the method of joints and
sections.
c) To draw and describe the free-body diagram and to solve the problems using the equations
of equilibrium.
d) To determine to the location of centre of gravity and centric for a system and to determine
the moment of inertia for an area.
LEARNING OUTCOMES & GENERIC SKILLS
Corresponding Bloom’s Assessment
No. Course Outcomes KP CP CA
PO Taxonomy Methods

Explain basic kinematics

concepts – displacement,
CO1 velocity and acceleration 1 C1, C2 1 Q, ASG, F
(and their angular
counterparts).
Demonstrate use of basic
dynamics concepts- Work-
CO2 Energy principle, Impulse- 2 C3, C4 1,2 Q, ASG, F
Momentum principle to
solve dynamics problems
 Apply scalar and vector
analytical techniques for
CO3 analyzing forces in 5 C3 6 1,2 Q, F, CS
statically determinate
structures.
Evaluate equilibrium of
CO4 particles and bodies in real 2 C4, C5 1,2 1,2 Q, F, CS, Pr
world problems.

(CP- Complex Problems, CA-Complex Activities, KP-Knowledge Profile, T – Test; PR – Project;

Q – Quiz; ASG – Assignment; Pr – Presentation; R - Report; CS – Case study, F – Final Exam)

COURSE CONTENT
a. Main Contents:

I) Properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants;

II) Moment of inertia of areas and masses;

III) Principle of work, energy, impulse and momentum

IV) System of particles;

V) Kinematics of rigid bodies

b. Detail Contents:

Statics of particles and rigid bodies; Properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; Analysis
of two- and three-dimensional problems; Centroids of lines, areas and volumes; Forces in truss,
frames, and cables; Friction; Moments of inertia of areas and masses; Relative motion.

Planar mechanisms, linkages, mobility; instant centres of rotation, Kennedy’s theorem; Velocity and
acceleration polygons; Euler’s first law; angular momentum and Euler’s second law.

Kinetics of particles: Newton ‘s second law of motion; Principles of work, energy, impulse and
momentum; System of particles; Kinematics of rigid bodies;

Kinetics of plane motion of rigid bodies: forces and acceleration; Principles of work and energy.
CO-PO MAPPING
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PO)
No. Course Outcome
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Explain basic kinematics concepts –
CO1 displacement, velocity and √
acceleration (and their angular
counterparts).
Demonstrate use of basic dynamics
concepts- Work-Energy principle,
CO2 √
Impulse-Momentum principle to
solve dynamics problems

Apply scalar and vector analytical

CO3 techniques for analyzing forces in √
statically determinate structures

Evaluate equilibrium of particles and

CO4 bodies in real world problems. √

(Numerical method used for mapping which indicates 3 as high, 2 as medium and 1 as low level of
matching)
JUSTIFICATION FOR CO-PO MAPPING
Level of
Mapping Justification
Matching
Student will gain knowledge and thus will be able to explain
CO1-PO1 2
Kinematic concepts.
CO2-PO2 3 Students will be able to demonstrate the basics dynamics concept.
CO3-PO5 2 Students will be able to apply various analysing techniques.

CO4-P02 3 Student will learn how to evaluate equilibrium of particles.

TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGY

Teaching and Learning Activities Engagement (hours)

Face to Face Learning 42

Self-Directed Learning 76

Formal Assessment 6
Total 130
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Class Lecture, Pop quiz, Case study, Problem solving
COURSE SCHEDULE
Lecture Topic CT
Fundamental concepts and principles
Systems of units and conversion from one system of units to
01-03 another
CT-1
Forces in a plane
Forces on a particle: resultant of two forces
04-06 Statics of Particles
Addition of vectors
Resultant of several concurrent forces
Resolution of a force into components and rectangular
components of a force: unit vectors
Equilibrium of a particle
Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces
Moment of a force about a point, given axis
07-09 Varignon’s theorem
Moment of a couple
Reduction of a system of forces to one force and one couple
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Equilibrium in two dimensions
10-12 Equilibrium of a two force body
Equilibrium of a three force body
Equilibrium in three dimensions
Distributed Forces: Centroids and Centres of Gravity
Centre of Gravity of a two dimensional body
13-15 Determination of centroids by integration Mid Exam
Centre of Gravity of a three dimensional body
Determination of centroids of volumes by integration
Analysis of structures
Analysis of trusses by method of joints
16-18 Analysis of trusses by method of sections
Analysis of frames
Analysis of cables
 Friction
Introduction
19-21 The Laws of Dry Friction, Coefficients of Friction
Angles of Friction
Problems involving Dry Friction
CT-2
Distributed Forces: Moments of inertia
Moments of inertia of areas
22-24 Polar moment of inertia and radius of gyration of an area
Moments of inertia of a mass
Moments of inertia of composite bodies
Instant centres of rotation, Kennedy’s theorem, Velocity and
acceleration polygons
Instant centres of rotation
23-27
Kennedy’s theorem
Velocity and acceleration polygons
Velocity and acceleration polygons
Euler’s First Law, Angular Momentum and Euler’s Second
law
Euler’s first law
28-30
Angular momentum
Angular momentum
Euler’s second law
Kinetics of Particles: Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s second law of motion
Linear momentum of a particle : rate of change of linear
31-33 momentum
Equations of motion
Annear momentum of a particle : rate of change of angular
momentum
Kinetics of Particles: Energy and Momentum Methods
Kinetic energy of a particle: principles of work and energy CT-3
34-36 Applications of principles of work and energy
Principle of impulse and momentum
Problems involving energy and momentum
System of Particles
 Linear and angular momentum of system of particles
Conservation of momentum of a system of particles
37-39
Kinetic energy of a system of particles
Principle of impulse and momentum of a system of particles
Kinematics of rigid bodies
Rotation about a fixed axis
40-42 General plane motion
Instantaneous centre of rotation in plane motion
Absolute and relative acceleration in plane motion

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Assessment Method (100%) Remarks
COs
Class Assessment
1 Assignment 20
2 Assignment 20
Exam
1 Final Exam, CT 80
2 Final Exam, CT, MID 80
3 Final Exam, CT 100
4 Final Exam, CT, Mid 100

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics – Ferdinand P. Beer, E Russell
Jr. Johnstone; McGraw-Hill Companies, 5th edition 1988.
2. Engineering Mechanics - Timoshenko, D H Young, J V Rao
3. Engineering Mechanics – Andrew Pytel, Jaon Kiusaloas
4. Engineering Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics – Joseph F Shelley; McGraw-Hill, 1980.
5. Engineering’s Mechanics - J.L. Merian& LG Kraige