EGSC 210 - Statics

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): MATH 210 and PHYS 210

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course introduces the concepts of engineering based on forces in equilibirum, specificically using a vector analysis approach. Topics include static equilabrium, force systems (concentrated forces, distributed forces, forces due to friction), free body diagrams, centroids, analysis of simple structures, shear and moment diagrams, friction, and moment of inertia. The main objective of this course is allow engineering students to develop the ability to analyze engineering problems in a simple and logical manner and to apply solutions using a few, well understood, basic principles.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Draw accurate free body diagrams of whole or parts of structures with applied external forces.
Calculate components of forces and solve equations of equilibrium in two and three dimensions.
Calculate moments / force couples.
Calculate centroids of lines, areas, and volumes.
Analyze trusses, frames, and machines by finding internal forces and reactions.
Analyze beams and draw shear/moment diagrams for statically determinate beams.
Explain the laws of friction and its application.
Calculate moment of inertia.