MECH205 STATICS
| Course Code: | 3650205 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. EŞREF EŞKİNAT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
(1) Use vector operations for statics problems;
(2) Apply equilibrium equations to solve statics problems;
(3) Analyze statically determinate truss structures;
(4) Analyze statically determinate frame structures and machines;
(5) Construct internal force diagrams for statically determinate structures;
(6) Calculate the location of the centroid and calculate the moment of intertia for an area.
Course Content
Idealizations and principles of mechanics. Important vector quantities, classification and equivalence of force systems. State of equilibrium. Elements of structures; trusses, beams, cables and chains. Friction. Elements of statics of fluids. Variational methods.
Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
(1) Use vector operations for statics problems;
(2) Apply equilibrium equations to solve statics problems;
(3) Analyze statically determinate truss structures;
(4) Analyze statically determinate frame structures and machines;
(5) Construct internal force diagrams for statically determinate structures;
(6) Calculate the location of the centroid and calculate the moment of intertia for an area.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution