Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the equilibrium equations to find the support reactions and internal forces inside truss structures or beams.
- Describe mathematically the motion of a rigid body, and calculate the forces/moments causing this motion.
- Use the principles of mechanics to solve engineering problems involving a rigid body in equilibrium or in motion.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 27.10.2020 - 09.12.2020
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Luc St-Pierre
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Luc St-Pierre
Contact information for the course (valid 22.10.2020-21.12.2112):
Teacher in charge: Luc St-Pierre, luc.st-pierre@aalto.fi
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
- Force and moment vectors, distributed loads, equivalent systems, and free body diagrams
- Equilibrium of a particle/rigid body
- Support reactions
- Internal forces in truss structures
- Shear force and bending moment distributions for beams
- Planar rigid body motion in cartesian and polar coordinates
- Equations of motion for a rigid body
- Principles of work and energy for the motion of a rigid body
Applies in this implementation:
Statics
Week 1: Forces, Moments, and equilibrium.
Week 2: Reaction forces and structural analysis of trusses.
Week 3: Internal forces and moments in beams.
Midterm exam on statics
Dynamics
Week 4: Kinematics and kinetics of a particle; Work and energy of a particle.
Week 5: Planar motion of a rigid body; Work and energy of a rigid body.
Week 6: General plane motion of a rigid body.
Midterm exam on dynamics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Assignments and exams.
Applies in this implementation:
Assignments: 40%
Two exams: 60%
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Lectures: 24h
Exercises: 12h
Exams: 6h
Independent work: 90h
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The lecture notes, provided via Mycourses, should be sufficient to follow the course. For additional information consult the textbook Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics (14th Edition) by Russell C. Hibbeler.
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
KJR-C1001 Statics and Dynamics
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
MS-A0005 Matrix algebra and MS-A0105 Differential and integral calculus 1, or equivalent knowledge
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