MCCCD Program Description

Engineering Mechanics

Course: ECE214

First Term: 2006 Fall

Lecture 4.0 Credit(s) 4.0 Period(s) 4.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Foundations of engineering mechanics, including force systems, resultants, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, centroids and centers of mass, area and mass moments of inertia, friction, internal forces in structures, kinematics and kinetics of particles, kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, energy and momentum principles

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Organize and format calculations to solve engineering mechanics problems. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII) 2. Use vector addition, subtraction, and the. scalar and vector product to solve engineering mechanics problems. (I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV) 3. Calculate resultant force systems in two and three dimensions. (I, III) 4. Construct complete free body diagrams in the solution of static and dynamic engineering mechanics problems. (II, IV, V, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV) 5. Solve equilibrium problems for bodies subjected to concurrent and generalized force systems. (II, IV) 6. Calculate the moment of a force about a point in two and three dimensions. (III) 7. Apply the concept of an equivalent force couple to the determination of equivalent force systems. (III) 8. Compute reaction forces in two and three dimensional equilibrium problems. (IV, V, VII) 9. Apply the method of joints and method of sections to analyze planar trusses. (V) 10. Resolve distributed loads into equivalent concentrated loads. (V) 11. Calculate the centroids and centers of mass of geometrical and composite shapes in two and three dimensional space. (VI) 12. Calculate area and mass moments of inertia in two and three dimensional space. (VII) 13. Analyze the effect of friction in both static and dynamic systems. (IV,VIII, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV) 14. Determine the rectilinear motion of a particle under constant or variable acceleration. (IX) 15. Use cartesian, cylindrical, and tangent-normal coordinates to describe the curvilinear motion of a particle. (IX) 16. Calculate the relative motion of particles in fixed and moving reference frames. (IX, XIII) 17. Use Newton`s Second Law to analyze the motion of a particle or a system of particles. (X) 18. Apply the principle of work and energy to analyze the motion of a particle or a system of particles. (XI) 19. Apply the principle of conservation of energy to analyze the motion of a particle or a system of particles. (XI) 20. Use the principle of impulse and momentum and conservation of momentum to describe the motion of a particle or a system of particles. (XII) 21. Adapt the conservation of momentum principle to impact problems involving particles. (XII) 22. Describe the types of planar motion of a rigid body. (XIII) 23. Relate the velocities and accelerations of two points on a rigid body in general planar motion to solve planar kinematics of rigid body problems. (XIII) 24. Use Newton`s Second Law to analyze the motion of a rigid body or an interconnected system of rigid bodies in general planar motion. (XIV) 25. Apply the principle of work-energy to analyze the motion of a rigid body in two dimensions. (XV) 26. Apply the principle of conservation of energy to analyze the motion of a rigid body in two dimensions. (XV) 27. Apply the principles of impulse-momentum and conservation of momentum to describe the motion of a rigid body in two dimensions. (XV)
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. Force Systems A. Vector and scalar quantities B. Vector operations C. Resolution of vectors into components in two and three dimensions D. Resultant forces systems II. Equilibrium of Systems Subjected to Concurrent Force Systems A. Type of forces B. Conditions of equilibrium C. Equilibrium of two-dimensional concurrent force systems D. Equilibrium of three-dimensional concurrent force systems III. Generalized Systems of Forces and Moments A. Moment of a force about a point in two and three dimensions B. Moment of a couple C. Equivalent force systems IV. Equilibrium of Systems Subjected to Generalized Systems of Forces and Moments A. Conditions of equilibrium B. Support reactions in two- and three-dimensional systems C. Equilibrium of two-dimensional systems D. Equilibrium of three-dimensional systems E. Determinate and Indeterminate systems F. Two-force and three-force rigid bodies V. Analysis of Structures A. Truss analysis using the method of joints B. Truss analysis using the method of sections C. Distributed loading VI. Centroids and Centers of Mass A. Centroids of areas, volumes, and lines B. Centroids of composite areas, volumes, and lines C. Definition of the center of mass D. Centers of mass of objects and composite objects. VII. Area and Mass Moments of Inertia A. Area moments of inertia for simple shapes B. Parallel-axis theorem for area moments of inertia C. Area moments of inertia for composite shapes D. Mass moments of inertia for simple shapes E. Parallel-axis theorem for mass moments of inertia F. Mass moments of inertia for composite shapes VIII. Friction A. Theory of dry friction B. Applications of dry friction IX. Motion of a Particle A. Position, velocity and acceleration B. Rectilinear motion C. Curvilinear motion in rectangular coordinates D. Curvilinear motion expressed in tangent-normal coordinates E. Curvilinear motion expressed in polor/cylindrical coordinates F. Relative motion X. Kinetics of Particles: Newton`s Second Law A. Newton`s Second Law B. Equations of motion for the center of mass C. Inertial reference frames D. Equations of motion expressed in rectangular coordinates E. Equations of motion expressed in tangent-normal coordinates F. Equations of motion expressed in polor/cylindrical coordinates XI. Kinetics of Particles: Energy Methods A. Principal of work and energy B. Work done by forces C. Conservative forces and potential energy D. Conservation of energy XII. Kinetics of Particles: Momentum Methods A. Principle of impulse and momentum B. Conservation of linear momentum C. Impacts D. Angular momentum XIII. Planar Kinematics of Rigid Bodies A. Rigid bodies and types of motion B. Rotation about a fixed axis C. General Motion D. Motion relative to translating and rotating reference frames XIV. Planar Kinetics of Rigid Bodies A. Development of equations of motion and their relationship to the linear and angular momentum of a rigid body B. Equations of motion for rigid bodies, translation C. Equations of motion for rigid bodies, fixed axis rotation D. Equations of motion for rigid bodies, general plane motion XV. Energy and Momentum Methods for Rigid Bodies A. Principle of work and energy B. Conservation of energy C. Linear and Angular momentum D. Conservation of linear and angular momentum E. Impacts

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/13/2005

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