MEC 260
Engineering Statics
Fall 2004, Spring 2005
Required Course

http://me.eng.sunysb.edu/~mec260

2004-05 Catalog Data:

MEC 260: Engineering Statics. Credit 3. A review of vector algebra. Concept of force. Equilibrium of particles. Moments about points and lines, couples and equivalent force systems. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. Analysis of simple structures such as trusses, frames and beams. Centroids, centers of gravity, and moments of inertia. Dry friction with applications to wedges, screws, and belts. Method of virtual work, potential energy, and stability.

Prerequisite: PHY 131/133 or 141, or 125.
Corequisite: AMS 261 or MAT 203

Textbook: Beer & Johnson, Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics & Dynamics, McGraw Hill

Course Objectives:

Course provides a necessary background for further study of MEC 262
Dynamics, MEC 363 Mechanics of Solids, and MEC 364 Fluid Mechanics.

Topics:

1. General principles: Newton's Law, units, dimensions (1 class hours)
2. Concurrent force systems: vectors, scalar product, resultant forces (3 class hours)
3. Statics of particles: equilibrium, free body diagrams, unit vectors, 2D & 3D problems (5 class hours)
4. Rigid Bodies: equivalent force/moment systems; moments, vector represen-tation by cross products, force resultants (5 class hours)
5. Distributed forces: centroids and center of gravity (5 class hours)
6. Equilibrium of rigid bodies: free body diagrams, equilibrium in two dimensions, supports, statically indeterminate structures (3 class hours)
7. Trusses, frames, and machines: methods of joints and sections, frames and machines (5 class hours)
8. Internal forces in structural members: axial force, shear force & bending moments (3 class hours)
9. Friction: static friction, coefficient of friction, wedges & screws (5 class hours)
10. Second moments of area and moments of inertia: parallel axis theorem (5 class hours)
11. Method of virtual work: virtual work and equilibrium, potential energy (2 class hours)

Schedule: Three 55 minute lectures and one 55 minute recitation per week

Computer Usage: None

Laboratory projects: None

Professional Components:

(b) engineering science; 3 credits

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to mechanical engineering problems; (a)

An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. (e)

Coordinators: Chiang, Longtin and Kukta

Prepared by: Raman P Singh

Date: March 2005