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Applications of Engineering Mechanics
Course: ECE203

First Term: 2009 Summer I
Lecture   2 Credit(s)   2 Period(s)   2 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S


Description: Applications of engineering mechanics, including structural analysis, centroids and center of mass of complex objects, area and mass moments of inertia of complex objects, kinematics of rigid bodies and interconnected rigid bodies, and kinetics of rigid bodies and interconnected rigid bodies.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Organize and format calculations to solve engineering mechanics problems. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
2. Construct complete free body diagrams in the solution of static and dynamic engineering mechanics problems. (I, II, V, VI)
3. Apply the method of joints and method of sections to analyze planar trusses. (I)
4. Determine the internal forces that act on members of a frame or machine. (I)
5. Determine the internal forces that act at a beam section.(II)
6. Develop the expressions that describe how the internal forces in a beam vary over its length. (II)
7. Construct shear and moment diagrams for a beam. (II)
8. Calculate the centroids and centers of mass of composite shapes in two and three dimensional space. (III)
9. Calculate area and mass moments of inertia of composite shapes in two and three dimensional space. (IV)
10. Relate the velocities and accelerations of two points on a rigid body to describe the planar kinematics of a rigid body and interconnected rigid bodies in planar motion. (V)
11. Describe the motion of a particle relative to translating and rotating reference frames. (V)
12. Use Newton`s Second Law to analyze the motion of a rigid body and interconnected rigid bodies in general planar motion. (VI)
13. Apply the principle of work-energy to analyze the motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions. (VI)
14. Apply the principle of conservation of energy to analyze the motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions. (VI)
15. Apply the principles of impulse-momentum and conservation of momentum to describe the motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Analysis of Structures
   A. Equilibrium of rigid bodies
   B. Two force and three force rigid bodies
   C. Truss analysis - method of joints and method of sections
   D. Frame and machine analysis
II. Analysis of Beams
   A. Internal forces in beams
   B. Internal force expressions
   C. Differential relationships for beam analysis
   D. Shear and moment diagrams
III. Centroids and Centers of Mass
   A. Centroids of composite complex shapes and objects
   B. Centers of mass of composite complex objects
IV. Mass and Area Moments of Inertia
   A. Parallel-axis theorem for mass and area moments of inertia
   B. Mass and area moments of inertia for complex shapes and objects
V. Planar Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
   A. General planar motion of a rigid body
   B. Sliding contacts and motion relative to translating and rotating reference frames
   C. Kinematics of interconnected rigid bodies in planar motion
VI. Planar Kinetics of Rigid Bodies
   A. Equations of motion for rigid bodies in general planar motion
   B. Equations of motion for interconnected rigid bodies in planar motion
   C. Conservation of energy for rigid bodies in planar motion
   D. Linear and Angular momentum for rigid bodies
   E. Conservation of linear and angular momentum for rigid bodies
   F. Rigid body impacts
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/26/2009

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