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SPRING 2013 Course: Aces 103 Statics

This document provides information about the Spring 2013 ACES 103 Statics course taught by Dr. Yannis Parpottas. The course aims to teach students the basic concepts and methods for analyzing particle and beam equilibrium, including the use of free body diagrams, centroids, and moments of inertia. Students will learn to analyze trusses using the method of joints and method of sections. The course will be evaluated through two midterms, assignments, and a final exam. Office hours for Dr. Parpottas are on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

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SPRING 2013 Course: Aces 103 Statics

This document provides information about the Spring 2013 ACES 103 Statics course taught by Dr. Yannis Parpottas. The course aims to teach students the basic concepts and methods for analyzing particle and beam equilibrium, including the use of free body diagrams, centroids, and moments of inertia. Students will learn to analyze trusses using the method of joints and method of sections. The course will be evaluated through two midterms, assignments, and a final exam. Office hours for Dr. Parpottas are on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

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SPRING 2013 Course: ACES 103

Instructor: Dr. Yannis Parpottas Email: [email protected] Office hours: Mon (6-7th teaching periods), Tues (4-6th), Fri (4th) Office: Blue Wing

STATICS

Aims 1 Ability to understand the basic concepts and methods for the analysis and composition of forces, of particle equilibrium, summation of forces and moments, loading configurations, the importance of the Free Body Diagram, how to handle distributed loads, beam equilibrium, joint equilibrium. Ability to apply and use the principles of mechanics to the equilibrium of particles and beams, trusses, mechanisms, concepts of centroids and second moments of areas to the determination of properties of sections. Capacity to use the method of joints and the method of sections to analyze trusses and mechanisms. Capacity to calculate centroids and moment of inertias for different shapes and sections. Skills to create structural models of simple real structures.

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Prerequisites: AMAT 111, APHY 111


Textbook: Russell C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics Statics SI, Pearson Education Center; 2009. References: Ferdinand P. Beer / Johnson, Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics in SI units, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007. Andrew Pytel, Jaan Kiusalaas, Engineering Mechanics: Statics - SI version, CL-Engineering, 2010.

Evaluation:

Two Midterm Exams: 35 % Assignments: 15 % Final Exam: 50 %

Grades A: 100 86, B: 85 76, C: 75 66, D: 65 56, E: 55 50, FX: 49 40, F: 39 - 0 Lectures (3 hrs per week)

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Syllabus Introduction: Understand vectors and define the relation of vectors forces. Comprehend that the properties of the vectors can be used to model and manipulate forces. Define the different support types such as the free, the roller, the pin and the fixed support. Understand the physical meaning of each support and therefore reason the development of the reactions that are developed in each support. Equilibrium: Present the Newtons laws, explain their physical meaning and how they are applied in engineering. Define particles and solve problems of equilibrium regarding particles using the equations for the summation of forces. Define rigid bodies and explain the concept of moment. Then solve equilibrium problems with rigid bodies including the equation for the moments. Beams: Present beams in terms of their behaviour, their response to the application of the loads and the presence of the supports. Show the different types of externally applied loads (concentrated loads, distributed loads) and relate to real scenarios. Explain the concept of determinate structures. Create determinate beam configurations, apply the external loads and analyze to calculate the reactions at the supports. Trusses: Present trusses in terms of their element behaviour and interconnection, their response to the application of the loads and the presence of the supports. Discuss the different truss configurations (simple truss, compound truss, complex truss). Explain the importance of the connection between the elements and discuss tension and compression. Present the methods of truss analysis (method of joints and method of sections (Ritter)). Analyze trusses to calculate element forces and support reactions. Centroids (Center of Mass): Calculate the centroids of different shapes and sections using first principles or alternatively when possible calculate the centroids of sections by dividing them into simpler subsections with known geometrical properties. Moment of Inertia: Present the concept of moment of inertia and its importance in engineering. Define strong and weak axis. Calculate the moment of inertia from first principles. Introduce the parallel axis theorem. Calculate the moment of inertia for different sections and about different axes.

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