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| Indicative Content |
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Forces systems and equilibrium
Forces, moments, reactions and equilibrium in simple 2-D structures
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Static trusses
Determine whether a 2-D truss is statically determinate and, if so, solve for the axial forces in the members
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Shearing-force and bending-moment diagrams
Construct shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams under various loading conditions
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Stress and strain (axial stress, bending stress, torsional stress)
Relationship between stress and strain in members subject to axial load, bending moment and torsion
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Kinematics and dynamics
Velocity and acceleration, Newton's laws of motion
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Laboratory Sessions
Laboratory experiments of static and dynamic systems
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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- P. S. Smith 2001, Introduction to Structural Mechanics, Palgrave Basingstoke [ISBN: 978-0-333-96255-8]
- James L. Meriam L. G. Kraige , Jeffrey N. Bolton 2016, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 8th Ed., John Wiley & Sons [ISBN: 978-111904481]
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| Supplementary Book Resources |
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- J. Hannah, M.J. Hillier 1995, Applied Mechanics, 3rd Ed., Longman [ISBN: 978-058225632]
- R.C. Hibbeler 2016, Engineering Mechanics: Statics in SI Units, 14th Ed., Pearson London [ISBN: 978-129208923]
- Bedford, Anthony 2003, Engineering mechanics: statics & dynamics, Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ [ISBN: 0130082090]
- J. L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige 2008, Engineering mechanics: Statics (Engineering Mechanics V. 1 1), 7th Ed., Wiley USA [ISBN: 978-111816499]
- Phil Dyke and Roger Whitworth 2001, Guide to mechanics, Macmillan Basingstoke [ISBN: 978-0-333-79300-8]
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| Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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- Institution of Structural Engineers 2019, Essential Knowledge Text No. 9, Essential Knowledge Series
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