Engineering Mechanics
1. General
1.1 TITLE : : ENGINEERING MECHANICS
1.2 COURSE NUMBER : IE.ME 102.14
1.3 CREDITS : : 3-1-0 (11 Credits)
1.4 SEMESTER- OFFERED : Both
1.5 Prerequisite: None
1.5 Syllabus Committee Member: Prof. S.K. Sinha (Convener), Dr. P. Bhardwaj, Dr. Amit Tyagi,
Dr. N. Mallik (ME), Dr. Rajesh Kumar (CE)
2. OBJECTIVE : :
Engineering Mechanics adheres to a wide spectrum of Engineering Disciplines as a basic course
at undergraduate level to understand the mechanics of statics and dynamics of a system hitherto,
the system/body assumed to be rigid with no deformation under the application of tractions and
forces. Principles based on Newtonian Mechanics, Variational Mechanics, D‘Alembert‘s Principle
etc. are core to the preliminary analysis of systems in equilibrium. The impetus of the study shall
be understanding the continuum mechanics model with applicability to almost all branches of
engineering.
3 COURSE CONTENT: :
Unit I (6 Lectures)
Introduction to position vector, force vector and moment vector, 3-D representation of force and
couple; their moments about a point/line; Distributed-force systems
Unit II (8 Lectures)
Free Body diagram; Equilibrium of a body under 2D/3D force systems
Unit III (6 Lectures)
Dry friction; Self-locking; Belt friction;
Unit IV (6 Lectures)
Truss; Virtual work Method; Potential Energy Method; Stability.
Unit V (5 Lectures)
Centroid of plane areas; Moment of inertia of plane areas; Perpendicular-axis and parallel-axis
theorems; Principal Axes
Unit VI (8 Lectures)
Rectilinear and curvilinear motion of a particles; Work and energy; Impulse and momentum;
General plane motion of a rigid body; Instantaneous axis of rotation; Central impact.
4. READINGS : :
4.1 TEXT BOOKS : :
4.1.1. Title: Engineering Mechanics Author: I. H. Shames
4.1.2. Title: Engineering Mechanics Author: R. C. Hibbeler
4.1.3. Title: Engineering Mechanics ( in SI units) Author: Timoshenko
5. OUTCOME OF THE COURSE ::
It is a foundation course for several courses in mechanical engineering.
6. Weightages of different exams
Mid Term Exam - 30
Assignment/ Quizes - 10
End Semester Exam - 60
