Semester 2

Unit(s) of Assessment	Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)
Unseen examination (Learning outcomes assessed - b,c,d,e)	75
Coursework and tutorial participation (Learning outcomes assessed - a, b, c, d, e, f)	25
Qualifying Condition(s)  An overall mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

The module consists of two parts: Statics and Dynamics. Statics is the study of the forces within structures and the deflection of structures under applied loads; Dynamics is the study of the motion of objects under applied forces and the mathematical modelling of physical phenomena.

Normal entry requirements for a degree course in Engineering

To provide students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of engineering analysis, as applied to: ·           The strength and stiffness of statically determinate structures with uniaxial stress fields; ·           The motion of systems of particles and rigid bodies with and without mass and/or external forces.

Upon successful completion of the module, you will be able to: a)      Explain the principle of static equilibrium; b)      Solve for stresses and deflections in simply loaded 2D trusses and 1D beams; c)      Solve for stresses and deflections of members under bending and torsion loads; d)      Discuss the principle of conservation of momentum and its relevance to physical phenomena and engineering practice; e)      Solve for the motion of single degree-of-freedom rigid-body systems with external applied forces; f)        Analyse simple dynamic systems

Statics Equilibrium and free body diagrams (2D structures and systems) Trusses (method of joints, 2D determinate systems) Bending moment and shear force diagrams in beams (determinate straight beams, concentrated and uniformly distributed loads, using equilibrium) Properties of areas (centre of gravity/area, second moment of area about an axis and point) Direct normal and shear stress Bending stresses in beams Torsion in thin-walled shafts   Dynamics ·         Principles of displacement, velocity and acceleration ·         Coordinate systems, vectors and vector notation ·         Relative motion ·         Free-body diagrams ·         Conservation of linear momentum (collisions, internal and external forces, impulse, constrained motion) ·         Angular momentum of particles ·        Conservation of angular momentum and rigid bodies (external moments, moments and products of inertia, constrained motion)

10 hours lectures and tutorials in statics, 10 hours lectures and tutorials in dynamics, and 60 hours independent learning.

Total student learning time 100 hours.