106. Engineering Mechanics 


FIRST TERM:

1. INTRODUCTION: 
	Idealisation of Mechanics, concept of  Rigid Body. 
	External Forces (Body forces & surface forces).
	Laws of Mechanics.				-2 lects.

2. VECTOR METHODS: 
	Equality aud Equivalence of vectors. 
	Free and Bound vectors. Priniciple of Transmissibility of forces
	Moment of a force about a point and about a line. 
	Couple and moment of a couple. couple moment as a tree vector. 
	Addition and subtraction of couples						-4 lects.

3. VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF FORCES: 
	Statically Equivalent Force systems. 
	Simplest Equivalent of a system of forces.				-3 lects.

4. EQUILIBRIUM: 
	Force analysis, Free Body Diagram, 
	Equations of equilibrium and their applications to various system of forces.
	Plane Trusses.  						-9 lects.

5. FRICTION:
	Friction on dry surfaces. 
	Static , kinetic and rolling friction. 
	Applications to inclined planes, wedge and blocks and belts & pulleys.  -6 lects.

SECOND TERM:

1. KINEMATICS AND KINETICS OF A PARTICLE.. 
	Rectiinear and curvilinear translations. 
	Normal and tangential components of acceleration. Projectile. 
	Motion on a smooth vertical curve.				-6 Lects.

2. IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM: 
	Linear Impulse and linear momentum. 
	Central- Impact of elastic, semi-elastic & plastic bodies.	- 4 lects.


3. KINEMATICS AND KINETICS OF RIGID BODIES
	Angular  velocity and angular acceleration. 
	Effective Forces on a rigid body. 
	D'Alembert's Principle- Application to Highways and Railway tracks. 
	Instantaneous centre of zero velocity.  
	Compound pendulum. Centre of Percussion. 
	Rotation of Rigid bodies. Rolling motion. Plane motion of rigid bodies. 
	Simple application- Four bar mechanism.   					-12 lects

4. WORK, ENERGY AND POWER:
	Work done by forces and couples, 
	Potential,Elastic and kinetic energy, work energy Conservation of energy.
	Concept of power and efficiency.

LABORATORY WORK:

About eight experiments based on the theory covered under the subject.



Texts / References

1.	Engineering Mechanics  	I.M. Shames
2.	Vector Mechanics- (Statics and Dynamics) 	F.B. Beer & E.R. Johnston
3.	Engineering Mechanics- S. Timisheno & T. Yong
4.	Engineering Mechanics- Statics Vol-I & Dynamics Vol-Il	 by V.S. Mokashi. 
					(Tata McGraw-Hill)
5.	Engg. Mechanics-Statics & Dynamics by Dr. A.K. Tayal. 
					Umesh Publication, Delhi.