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Engineering Mechanics

This document provides an overview of the topics covered in the second semester engineering mechanics course for all branches. It discusses statics topics like fundamental concepts of mechanics, force systems, equilibrium, friction, and distributed forces. It also covers dynamics topics like kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, including plane motion, translation, and rotation. Key concepts include vectors, equilibrium, free body diagrams, trusses, moments of inertia, projectile motion, work energy principle, and impulse momentum. The course is taught using two primary textbooks.

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Engineering Mechanics

This document provides an overview of the topics covered in the second semester engineering mechanics course for all branches. It discusses statics topics like fundamental concepts of mechanics, force systems, equilibrium, friction, and distributed forces. It also covers dynamics topics like kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, including plane motion, translation, and rotation. Key concepts include vectors, equilibrium, free body diagrams, trusses, moments of inertia, projectile motion, work energy principle, and impulse momentum. The course is taught using two primary textbooks.

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS Second Semester (All Branch) PART I: STATICS Fundamental of Mechanics: Introduction to mechanics; Basic concepts mass,

s, space, time and force; Particles and rigid bodies; Scalars and vectors; Free, sliding, fixed and unit vectors; Addition, subtraction and multiplication of two vector; Definition of a force; Classification of forces; Principle of transmissibility Force systems; Introduction to different force systems; Composition of forces triangle, parallelogram and polygon law of forces, and addition of two parallel forces; Resolution of forces; Moment of a force, Varignons theorem; Couple of forces; Force-couple system; Resultant of a force system; Equilibrium conditions for a force system; Free body diagram; Different types of support reactions. Plane Truss: Statically determinate trusses; Force analysis of a truss - method of joints, method of section and graphical method (Maxwell diagram) Friction: Laws of dry friction; Co-efficient of friction; Angle and cone of friction; Angle of repose; Applications of frictionwedges and screw-jacks. Distributed Forces: Line, area and volume distributions of forces; Centre of gravity; Centre of mass; Centroid of plane figure; Centre of composite figure. Moment of Inertia: Area and mass moments of inertia; Perpendicular and parallel axes theorems of moment of inertia; Radius of gyration. PART II: DYNAMICS Kinematics of Particles: Differential equations of kinematics plane, rectilinear and curvilinear motions; Cartesian co-ordinate system; Normal and tangent co-ordinate system, projectile motion. Kinetics of Particles: Newtons second law of motion; Work and energy principle gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, kinetic energy, power, efficiency; Principle of impulse and momentum; Impact motiondirect central impact.

Rotation of Rigid Bodies: Kinematics of rotation; Kinetics of rotationequation of motion, principle of work and energy; Principle of impulse and momentum Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies Translation of a rigid body in a plane; Kinematics of plane motion; Instantaneous centre of rotation; Kinetics of plane motion equation of motion , principle of work and energy; Principle of impulse and momentum. Text books: 1. Engineering Mechanics 4th Edition by S. S. Bhavikatti, K. G. Rajashekarappa - New Age International publishers 2. A Textbook of Engineering Mechanics by R. S. Khurmi- S. Chand & Company Ltd. Reference books: 1. Engineering Mechanics [Vol-I & II] by Meriam & Kraige, 5th ed. Wiley India. 2. Engineering Mechanics by A.R. Basu.

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