ESM 2104: Statics

Fall 2009
Index: 92869

Section: M W 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Instructor: Hendricks

Course objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students shall be able to:

• Resolve and add vectors
• Multiply vectors using both dot and cross product
• Find the resultant of any force system in two or three dimensions
• Isolate any body and draw the free-body diagram
• Solve for unknown forces and moments on a body in equilibrium in two or three dimensions
• Determine internal forces in trusses, frames, and machines
• Compute the centroid or the center of mass using integration and composite parts
• Construct shear and bending moment diagrams for beams
• Solve static problems involving friction and belt friction
• Calculate area moments of inertia by integration
• Calculate area moments of inertia using the parallel axis theorem

Prerequisites:
Students need to have the problem solving skills taught in ENGE 1024. They will also need to be able to solve systems of linear equations as taught in MATH 1114 and be able to do two and three dimensional integration as taught in MATH 2224.

Corequisites:
Concepts needed from calculus (MATH 2224) include single and double integration (for centroids, centers of mass and area moments of inertia) as well as basic differential setups needed to understand shear and bending moment diagrams and belt friction.