ENGR 2020 - Statics

3 Credits
Provides a foundation in engineering analysis of rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Topics include: Force and moment vectors. Free-body diagrams, systems, equilibrium, analysis of forces acting on structural and machine elements, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia.

Pre-Requisites Grade of C or higher in MATH 1133. PHYS 1081 strongly recommended.

Major Content Areas
Position, Force, and Moment vectors (16%)

Particle Equilibrium (8%)

Equivalent force and moment representations (8%)

Rigid body equilibrium (10%)

Analysis of Structures, Planar Trusses, and Mechanisms in Equilibrium (20%)

Internal Force and Moments, inc. Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams (10%)

Friction (8 %)

Center of Area, Mass, and Gravity. Second Moment of Area and Mass (20 %)

Learning Outcomes
Express forces as vectors and compute unit vectors for forces.

Draw accurate free body diagrams and calculate support reactions for static equilibrium.

Analyze forces in planar trusses using the method of joints and sections.

Analyze beam loading, both concentrated and distributed, to determine internal forces and moments, including generating shear and moment diagrams.

Calculate centroids, moments of inertia, and solve static equilibrium problems involving friction.