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This syllabus outlines the topics, units, class structure, and assessments for an Applied Mechanics diploma program across civil, electrical, and electronics engineering branches. The syllabus covers fundamentals of mechanics, resolution and composition of forces, centroids, moments of inertia, friction, kinematics, kinetics, work, power, energy, and transmission of power through machines and drive mechanisms. It includes 60 theory periods, 10 tutorial periods, 2 class tests, 2 assignments, a 3-hour end-semester exam worth 70 marks, and covers topics like force resolution, equilibrium, centroids, moments of inertia, friction, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, and transmission of power through belts, gears, and other mechanisms.

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Syllabus

This syllabus outlines the topics, units, class structure, and assessments for an Applied Mechanics diploma program across civil, electrical, and electronics engineering branches. The syllabus covers fundamentals of mechanics, resolution and composition of forces, centroids, moments of inertia, friction, kinematics, kinetics, work, power, energy, and transmission of power through machines and drive mechanisms. It includes 60 theory periods, 10 tutorial periods, 2 class tests, 2 assignments, a 3-hour end-semester exam worth 70 marks, and covers topics like force resolution, equilibrium, centroids, moments of inertia, friction, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, and transmission of power through belts, gears, and other mechanisms.

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Syllabus

Name of Program: Diploma Branch: Civil and Electrical and EEE


Subject: Applied Mechanics Sources Code: 2000275 (037)
Total Theory Periods: 60 Total Tutorial Periods: 10 (Minimum)
Class Tests: Two (Minimum) of 20 Marks Assignments: 2 (Minimum) TA 30 Marks
ESE Duration: Three Hours Max Marks: 70 Min Marks: 25

UNIT I: Fundamentals and Resolution of Forces


1.1 Definition of Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics-Kinetics, Kinematics. Concept of space, mass,
particle, body, rigid body, scalar, vector, fundamental units, derived units.
1.2 Force- concept, definition, unit, graphical representation.
1.3 Concept of system of forces- non-coplanar, coplanar, concurrent, non-concurrent and
parallel forces.
1.4 Composition and Resolution of forces.
1.5 Free body diagrams, law of parallelogram, Varignon's theorem.
1.6 Equilibrium of Coplanar concurrent forces, parallel forces and non-concurrent forces,
Lami’s Theorem.
1.7 Moment of a force and Couple, properties of couple, conditions of equilibrium, applications.
UNIT II: Centroid and Moment of Inertia
2.1 Location of Centroid and Centre of Gravity.
2.2 Centroid of regular plane and compound areas.
2.3 Centre of Gravity of simple solids.
2.4 Moment of Inertia of plane areas.
2.5 Perpendicular and Parallel Axis theorems.
UNIT III: Friction
3.1 Rough and Smooth surfaces, concept of friction. Types of friction, Coulomb’s laws of friction
3.2 Co-efficient of friction, angle of friction, angle of repose.
3.3 Friction on horizontal and inclined plane, Method of reducing friction.
3.4 Screw and Nut friction, friction in journal Bearing
UNIT IV: Kinematics and Kinetics
4.1 Kinematics in Cartesian and polar coordinates. Concept of speed, velocity, acceleration,
radial and transverse velocity,
4.2 Particle under uniform and non-uniform acceleration, tangential and normal acceleration.
4.3 Angular displacement, Angular Velocity, Angular Acceleration.
4.4 Motion under gravity.
4.5 Kinetics of particle, motion under constant force, Newton’s Laws of Motion.
4.6 Momentum and energy principles, Impulses and angular momentum.
UNIT V : Work, Power and Energy
5.1 Work- Definition and unit of work done, force displacement diagram, torque, work done by
torque.
5.2 Power-Definition and unit of Power, I.H.P and B.H.P of engine, Equation of H.P in terms of
Torque and R.P.M.
5.3 Energy- Definition and units of Energy, Kinetic and Potential energy.
5.4 Relation between Heat and Mechanical work, relation between Electrical and Mechanical
energy
UNIT VI: Simple Lifting Machines and Transmission of power
6.1 Load, Effort, Mechanical advantage, Velocity ratio, Efficiency and relation between them.
6.2 Law of Machine, Reversibility of Lifting machine.
6.3 Study of Machines- Differential wheel and axel, Simple Screw Jack, Pulley block, System of
pulleys, Simple and compound levers.
6.4 Transmission of power through Belt (flat belt, V- belt, Timer belt), Rope, Gears (Spur, Helical,
worm and worm wheel, rack and pinion) and Gear trains (simple, compound, epicyclic):
terminology, classification, salient features, area of application, velocity ratio and efficiency.

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