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This document outlines a course on Mechanics of Machines I. It provides details on the course description, rationale, instructor, content, assignments, teaching strategies, resources, and calendar. The course aims to help students develop the ability to visualize mechanical configurations and apply principles of mechanics to analyze machines and structures.

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4yr Mechanics

This document outlines a course on Mechanics of Machines I. It provides details on the course description, rationale, instructor, content, assignments, teaching strategies, resources, and calendar. The course aims to help students develop the ability to visualize mechanical configurations and apply principles of mechanics to analyze machines and structures.

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COURSE OUTLINE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

FIRST SEMESTER – 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

1. Course Description
Course Code and Title: BME 603 Mechanics of Machines I
Class: 4YR Btech. Mech. Eng. 2 (All Options)
Course Weight: 2 Credit Hours
Teaching Approach: Lecture and Tutorials

2. Course Rationale
The primary purpose of the study of Mechanics of Machines is to develop the capacity to predict
the effects of force and motion while carrying out the creative design functions of engineering.
This capacity requires more than a mere knowledge of the physical and mathematical
principles of mechanics; also required is the ability to visualize physical configurations in terms
of real materials, actual constraints, and the practical limitations that govern the behavior of
machines and structures. One of the primary objectives in a mechanics course is to help the
student develop this ability to visualize, which is so vital to problem formulation. Indeed, the
construction of a meaningful mathematical model is often a more important experience than
its solution.

3. Instructor Information
Lecturer: Mr. Charles Bentum Vroom
Status: Full Time
Office: Last Floor Oduro Building
Office Hours: 08:00 am to 05:00 pm
Phone: 0249227600 WhatsApp: 0208201764
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

4. Content
i. Course Objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to;
• Explain and be able to apply kinematics and dynamics concepts
• Recall trigonometric laws and apply to the addition and decomposition of vectors
quantities.
• Describe the concept of dry friction and analyse the equilibrium of rigid bodies
subjected to forces.
• Construct "Free Body Diagrams" of real-world problems and apply Newton's Laws of
motion and vector operations to evaluate equilibrium of particles and bodies.
• Apply the principles of equilibrium of particles and bodies to analyse the forces in
planar truss members.
ii. Topics
• Equilibrium of forces
• Simple frame works
• Trusses
• Motion
• Work, Energy, Power and Efficiency

5. Assignment and Description of Assignment


Evaluation/Course Requirements
Class Assignments 20%
In-class exams 20%
Mid-semester exams 20%
End of Semester exams 40%
Total 100%

Class attendance and contribution will be one of the modes of assessment. Others will be in-
class exams, quizzes, directed readings, mid-semester and end-of-semester examination.

6. Teaching Strategies
Lectures, Presentations, Practical assignments.

7. Resources

• Hibbeler, R. C., Engineering Mechanics: statics and dynamics, 6th edition, MacMillan
Publishing Co., New York, USA, 1992
• Ullman, D. G., The Mechanical Design Process, McGraw-Hill, 1997

8. Course Calendar
WEEK TOPICS/ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY

Week 1 • Introduction General Discussion


• Description of stable, unstable and
neutral equilibrium
• Resolution of forces Trial questions

Week 2 • Triangle, parallelogram and Trial questions


polygon of forces
• Solve examples pertaining to these Assignment

Week 3 • Moments
• Determination of reactions on Trial questions
simple beams
Week 4 • Introduction to simple frameworks
Assignment
Week 5 • Simple frameworks Trial questions

Week 6 • Determination of magnitudes and Trial questions


nature of forces in members of Assignment
simple frameworks graphically
Week 7 Mid-Semester Exams Class attendance
evaluation and
discussion

• Tutorials Trial questions


Week 8 • Newton’s laws of motion
Week 9 • Work, power, energy and efficiency Assignment

Week 10 • Principle of conservation of energy Trial questions


Assignment
Week 11 • Motion [linear] Trial questions

Week 12 • Motion [angular] Assignment

Week 13 Revision Student submit all


outstanding semester
papers

Week 14 - 16 End of Semester Exams

9. Additional Information

Grading Guidelines
A+ = 85 – 100; A = 80 – 84.99; B+ = 75 – 79.99; B = 70 – 74.99; C+ = 65 – 69.99; C = 60 –
64.99; D+ = 55 – 59.99; D = 50 – 54.99; F = < 50

Course Instructions and Ethics


Students are expected to do their private readings in the areas stated.

Course Lecturer’s Signature: ................................................................

HOD’s Signature: ............. ...............

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