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TT8391 ENGINEERING MECHANICS FOR TEXTILE TECHNOLOGISTS L T P C 3 2 0 4

OBJECTIVE:
To develop capacity to predict the effect of force and motion in the course of carrying
out the design functions of engineering

UNIT I BASICS AND STATICS OF PARTICLES 15


Introduction – Units and Dimensions – Laws of Mechanics – Lami’s theorem, Parallelogram
and triangular Law of forces –– Vectorial representation of forces – Vector operations of
forces - additions, subtraction, dot product, cross product – Coplanar Forces – rectangular
components – Equilibrium of a particle – Forces in space – Equilibrium of a particle in space
– Equivalent systems of forces – Principle of transmissibility .
UNIT II EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES 15
Free body diagram – Types of supports –Action and reaction forces –stable equilibrium –
Moments and Couples – Moment of a force about a point and about an axis – Vectorial
representation of moments and couples – Scalar components of a moment – Varignon’s
theorem
– Single equivalent force -Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in two dimensions – Equilibrium of
Rigid bodies in three dimensions
UNIT III PROPERTIES OF SURFACES AND SOLIDS 15
Centroids and centre of mass– Centroids of lines and areas - Rectangular, circular,
triangular areas by integration – T section, I section, - Angle section, Hollow section by using
standard formula –Theorems of Pappus -Area moments of inertia of plane areas –
Rectangular, circular,triangular areas by integration – T section, I section, Angle section,
Hollow section by using standard formula – Parallel axis theorem and perpendicular axis
theorem –Principal moments of inertia of plane areas – Principal axes of inertia-Mass
moment of inertia –mass moment of inertia for prismatic, cylindrical and spherical solids from
first principle – Relation to area moments of inertia.
UNIT IV DYNAMICS OF BODIES 15
Displacements, Velocity and acceleration, their relationship – Relative motion – Curvilinear
motion -Newton’s laws of motion – Work Energy Equation– Impulse and Momentum –
Impact of elastic bodies.
UNIT V FRICTION AND ELEMENTS OF RIGID BODY DYNAMICS 15
Friction force – Laws of sliding friction – equilibrium analysis of simple systems with sliding
friction –wedge friction-. Rolling resistance -Translation and Rotation of Rigid Bodies –
Velocity and acceleration – General Plane motion of simple rigid bodies such as cylinder,
disc/wheel and sphere.
TOTAL: 75
PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Ability to explain the differential principles applies to solve engineering problems
dealing with force, displacement, velocity and acceleration.
Ability to analyse the forces in any structures.
Ability to solve rigid body subjected to dynamic forces.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Beer, F.P and Johnson Jr. E.R. “Vector Mechanics for Engineers (In SI Units): Statics
and Dynamics”, 8th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing company, New Delhi (2004)
2. Vela Murali, “Engineering Mechanics”, Oxford University Press (2010)
REFERENCES:
1. Hibbeller, R.C and Ashok Gupta, “Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics”,
11th Edition, Pearson Education (2010).
2. Irving H. Shames and Krishna Mohana Rao. G., “Engineering Mechanics – Statics
and Dynamics”, 4th Edition, Pearson Education (2006).
3. J. L. Meriam and L.G.Kraige, “Engineering Mechanics - Statics - Volume 1, Dynamics
Volume 2,Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, (1993).
4. Rajasekaran, S and Sankarasubramanian, G., “Engineering Mechanics Statics and
Dynamics”, 3rd Edition, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., (2005).

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