Syllabus

UNIT – I

Introduction to Engineering Mechanics: Basic Concepts

System of Forces: Coplanar Concurrent Forces, Components in Space – Resultant of coplanar and spatial systems, Moment of Force and Couple and  its Application to coplanar system

Equilibrium of Systems of Forces: Free Body Diagrams, Equations of Equilibrium and applications to

Coplanar System.

UNIT – II

Centroid: Centroid of simple areas (from basic principles), Centroid of Composite areas.

Area Moment of Inertia: Definition, Moment of inertia of simple areas (from basic principles), Polar

Moment of Inertia, Transfer formula, Moment of Inertia of Composite areas.

Centre of Gravity & Mass moment of Inertia: Centre of gravity and Mass moment of inertia of simple bodies (from basic principles).

UNIT-III

Friction: Theory of friction, Laws of friction, Friction connected to single and connected bodies. Wedge friction.

Analysis of Perfect Frames: (Analytical Method) Types of Frames, Assumptions for forces in members of perfect frame, Method of joints and Method of sections for Cantilever Trusses, simply supported Trusses.

UNIT-IV

Kinematics:   Introduction,  Motion  of   particle,   Rectilinear   and   Curvilinear  motions,  Velocity  and

Acceleration, Types of Rigid body, Angular motion, Fixed axis rotation.

Kinetics:  Introduction, the fundamental equation of kinetics for a particle, D’ Alembert’s principle for particle motion, connected system and Fixed Axis Rotation.

UNIT – V

Work - Energy Method: Introduction, Equations for Translation, Work-Energy Applications to Particle

Motion, Connected System and Fixed Axis Rotation.

Impulse Momentum Method: Linear impulse-momentum, the law of conservation of momentum, coefficient of restitution, Elastic impact.