ENGINEERING MECHANICS (1BCIV105/205)

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Course Code 1BCIV105/205 
Semester I/II
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03 Hrs
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Coplanar force system: Basic dimensions and units, Idealisation, Force, Classification of force

system, principle of transmissibility of a force, Composition and resolution of forces, Free body

diagrams, Resultant of coplanar concurrent and non-concurrent force system, Moment, Couple

and Characteristics of couple, Varignon’s theorem: Numerical Examples.

Number of Hours:08

Module-2

Equilibrium: Conditions of static equilibrium, Equilibrium of coplanar concurrent force systems,

Lami’s theorem, Equilibrium of coplanar non-concurrent force system, Numerical examples.

Types of supports, loadings and beams, Concept of statically determinate and indeterminate

beams. Support reactions for statically determinate beams subjected to various loadings:

Numerical examples.

Number of Hours:08

Module-3

Friction: Introduction, Types of friction, Concept of static friction, Kinetic (Dynamic) friction,

Laws of friction, Angle of repose, Cone of friction, Equilibrium of blocks on horizontal and

inclined plane, Ladder friction: Numerical examples.

Number of Hours:08

Module-4

Centroid: Introduction, definitions of centroid and centre of gravity.

Axes of symmetry, Locating the centroid of square, rectangle, triangle, circle, semicircle, quadrant

and sector of a circle using method of integration, Centroid of composite areas and simple builtup sections: Numerical examples.

Number of Hours:08

Module-5

Moment of Inertia of plane Areas: Introduction, Moment of inertia about an axis, Parallel axes

theorem, Perpendicular axes theorem, Polar moment of inertia, Radius of gyration.

Moment of inertia of square, rectangular, triangular and circular areas from the method of

Integration, Moment of inertia of composite areas and simple built-up sections: Numerical

Examples.

Number of Hours:08

Suggested Learning Resources: 

Text books:

1 Bansal R. K., Rakesh Ranjan Beohar and Ahmad Ali Khan, Basic Civil Engineering and

Engineering Mechanics, third edition, 2015, Laxmi Publications, ISBN: 9789380856674.

2 Kolhapure B K, Elements of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Eleventh

edition, 2018, Eastern Book Promoters Belgaum [EBPB], ISBN: 5551234003896.

Reference Books:

1 Beer F.P. and Johnston E. R., Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, Fourth

edition, 1987, McGraw Hill, ISBN: 9780070045842.

2 Meriam J. L. and Kraige L. G, Engineering Mechanics-Statics, Vol I–sixth Edition,2008,

Wiley publication.

3 Irving H. Shames, Engineering Mechanics-Statics and Dynamics, fourth edition, 2002,

Prentice-Hall of India(PHI).

4 Hibbler R. C., Engineering Mechanics: Principles of Statics and Dynamics, fourteenth

edition, 2017, Pearson Press, New Delhi.ISBN:9789332584747.

5 Timoshenko S, Young D. H., Rao J. V., Sukumar Patil, Engineering Mechanics, fifth

Edition, 2017,McGraw Hill Publisher, ISBN: 9781259062667

6 Bhavikatti S S, Engineering Mechanics, fourth edition, 2018, New Age International

Publications.

7 Reddy Vijaykumar K and Suresh Kumar K, Engineering Mechanics, third edition 2013, BS

Publications.

8 J K Gupta and S K Gupta, Engineering Mechanics and Applied Mechanics, first edition,

2021, Cengage learning. ISBN: 9789353505851.