Engineering Mechanics Notes | Unit 1 – 5

Course Objectives:

  1. To introduce students to the fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics.
  2. To enable students to understand and apply concepts of forces, moments, and loads in real-world engineering problems.
  3. To develop the ability to analyze static and dynamic systems using principles of mechanics.
  4. To prepare students to solve problems involving equilibrium, motion, friction, work, energy, and impulse-momentum in engineering applications.

Examination Scheme for EM 2024

Assessment ComponentMarksCredit
Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)3002
End-Semester Examination7002
Term Work / Practical2501
Total12505

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Syllabus

Unit I: Force Systems and Its Resultants (06 Hours)

  • Introduction to engineering mechanics and types of motion
  • Fundamental concepts and principles of mechanics
  • Force system: types and resolution of forces
  • Composition of forces and resultant of concurrent force system
  • Moment of a force and Varignon’s Theorem
  • Resultant of parallel force system
  • Couple and resultant of general force system
  • Centroid of basic and composite figures
  • Moment of inertia of simple geometrical figures
  • Parallel axis theorem and perpendicular axis theorem
  • Moment of inertia of composite figures

Unit II: Equilibrium (06 Hours)

  • Introduction to equilibrium of forces
  • Drawing and analyzing free body diagrams
  • Equilibrium of coplanar forces
  • Equilibrium of two-force and three-force members
  • Equilibrium of concurrent, parallel, and general force systems
  • Types of loads, supports, and beams
  • Calculation of support reactions

Unit III: Friction and Trusses (06 Hours)

Friction:

  • Introduction to sliding and rolling friction
  • Laws of Coulomb friction
  • Coefficient of friction, angle of friction, and angle of repose
  • Concept of cone of friction
  • Friction on inclined planes, ladder friction, and belt friction

Trusses:

  • Two-force and multi-force members
  • Assumptions for truss analysis
  • Analysis of trusses: method of joints and method of sections
  • Identification of zero-force members

Unit IV: Kinematics of Particle (06 Hours)

  • Introduction to kinematics
  • Rectilinear motion:
    • Motion with uniform acceleration
    • Gravitational acceleration
    • Variable acceleration
  • Curvilinear motion:
    • Rectangular components
    • Motion of a projectile
    • Normal and tangential components of acceleration

Unit V: Kinetics of Particle (06 Hours)

  • Introduction to kinetics of particles
  • Newton’s Second Law of Motion and equations of motion
  • Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  • Application of Newton’s laws to rectilinear and curvilinear motion
  • Conservative and non-conservative forces
  • Work-energy principle and conservation of energy
  • Impulse-momentum principle and impact