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Introduction
Muhammad Farhan
Habib
Instructor
Office Location
NA Computing Lab 01
(Naval Architecture Department)
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
2013-2017 UET Taxila
Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
2017-2020 UET Taxila
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Time Table with Counseling Hours
ENGINEERING
MECHANICS
ME-100
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE (tentative)
Type of Assessment Percentage Frequency of Occurrence
Quizzes 10-15% 4
1 Planned
3 Surprised
Assignments/Presentation 5-10% 3
Test 30-40% 2
Final 40-50% 1
BOOKS
• Text Book:
– Engineering Mechanics - Statics By R. C. Hibbeler
(12th Edition)
– Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics By R. C. Hibbeler
(12th Edition)
• Reference Books:
– Engineering Mechanics – Statics by W. F. Riley & L. D. Sturges
– Engineering Mechanics - Statics & Dynamics by Ferdinand L.
Singer
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN THIS
COURSE
• Force Vectors
• Equilibrium of a Particle.
• Force System Resultants.
• Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
• Structural Analysis
• Friction
• Centre of Gravity and Centroids
WHAT IS MECHANICS?
Mechanics
It is defined as that branch of science, which describes and predicts
the conditions of rest or motion of bodies under the action of forces.
Engineering mechanics applies the principle of mechanics to design,
taking into account the effects of forces.
• Study of what happens to a BODY when FORCES are applied to
it.
• Either the body or the forces could be large or small.
BRANCHES OF MECHANICS
Mechanics
Deformable Body
Rigid Body Mechanics
Mechanics Fluid Mechanics
(no shape change)
(shape change occurs)
Statics Dynamics Compressible Incompressible
Mechanics: the study of how bodies react to forces
acting on them
Statics: the study of Dynamics: the study of
bodies in equilibrium bodies with accelerated
– at rest or at constant motion.
velocity
1. Kinematics – concerned
with the geometric aspects
of motion
2. Kinetics - concerned
with the forces causing the
motion
RELEVENCE OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS
WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering deals with:
– Study of Electricity
– Application of Electricity
Subjects related to Electrical Engineering
– Engineering Math. (Calculus)
– Physics (Classical Mechanics)
– All subjects that involves applications of electricity
RELEVENCE OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS
WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineers Must have knowledge of:
– Design and creation of transmission lines (Tension in
Cables under load)
– Roof Antenna Adjustment
– Electrical Poles Erection
– Electric Motors (Motion, Forces, Friction)
– Shafts (Motion, Forces, Friction)
– Robots and drones are basically composed of electrical and
mechanical system (Mechatronics)
RELEVENCE OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS
WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Shaft in torsion and flexure (Bending) Transmission Line
Electrical Towers Foundation Stability of Crossarm
WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF STATICS IS NOT
APPLIED PROPERLY?
BASIC QUANTITIES (in mechanics)
Four fundamental physical quantities.
•Length
•Mass
•Time
•Force
IDEALIZATIONS
Idealizations are made to simplify application of theory
• A particle has a mass but a size that can be
neglected.
• A rigid body does not deform under load.
• Concentrated forces are assumed to act at a point
on a body.
Rigid body
A rigid body is defined as a definite quantity of matter, the parts of which are fixed
in position relative to each other. Physical bodies are never absolutely but
deform slightly under the action of loads. If the deformation is negligible as
compared to its size, the body is termed as rigid.
NEWTON’S THREE LAWS OF MOTION
• 1st Law of Motion: A particle originally at rest or moving in a
straight line with constant velocity tends to remain in this state
unless the particle is subjected to an unbalanced force.
• 2nd Law of Motion: A particle acted upon by an external force
experiences an acceleration having the same direction as the force
and magnitude that is directly proportional to the force
F=m*a
• 3rd Law Of Motion: The mutual forces of action and reaction
between two particles are equal, opposite and collinear.
UNIT SYSTEMS
• Length, mass and time are called the base units.
• The fourth unit, force is a derived unit.
• Generally two unit systems are used in statics:
•International System (SI)
•U.S. Customary (USCS) or (FPS)
For Example,
g = 9.81 m/s2 (SI)
g = 32.2 ft/s2 (FPS)
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
• No Plurals (e.g., m = 5 kg not kgs )
• Separate Units with a • (e.g., meter second = m • s )
• Most symbols are in lowercase.
Some exceptions are N, Pa, M (Molarity) and G.
• Exponential powers apply to units, e.g., cm • cm = cm2
Force
Force may be defined as any action that tends to change
the state of rest or motion of a body to which it is applied.
The three quantities required to completely define force are
called its specification or characteristics. So the
characteristics of a force are:
1. Magnitude
2. Point of application
3. Direction of application
Concentrated force/point load
Distributed force
Line of action of force
The direction of a force is the direction, along a straight line
through its point of application in which the force tends to
move a body when it is applied. This line is called line of action
of force.
Representation of force
Graphically a force may be represented by the segment
of a straight line.
NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS
• Must have dimensional “homogeneity.” Dimensions have
to be the same on both sides of the equal sign, (e.g. distance
= speed time.)
• Use an appropriate number of significant figures
• Be consistent when rounding off.
- greater than 5, round up (3528 3530)
- smaller than 5, round down (0.03521 0.0352)
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY:
A 3 Step Approach
1. Interpret: Read carefully and determine what is given and
what is to be found. If necessary, make assumptions
and indicate them.
2. Plan: Think about major steps (or a road map) that you will
take to solve a given problem. Think of alternative
solutions and choose the best one.
3. Execute: Carry out your steps. Use appropriate diagrams and
equations. Estimate your answers.
Example
Example
Group Problem
Evaluate each and express in SI units:
a. (50 mN)(6 GN)
b. (400 mm)(0.6 MN)2
c. 45 MN3/900 Gg
Oral Assignment
(Before Next Lecture)
Revise Vector Analysis and trigonometric
ratios (Sin, Cos, Tan) from your previous
class subjects (Math/Physics of
Matric/FSc/O-Level/A-Level)
Thank You
End of Lecture