STA 201E - Statics

Course Objectives

Fundamental concepts of Statics, force vectors, position vectors. Component and resultant. Moment of a force and a couple. Reduction of a force and couple system. Equivalent system. Geometric Properties. Centroid. Pappus-Guldinus theorems. Distributed loading. Moments of Inertia for areas. Types of connections. Support reactions. Free body diagram. Equilibrium of a Rigid body in plane and in space. Friction. Frames and machines. Trusses. Method of joints. Method of sections.Cables. Virtual work.

Course Description

Fundamental concepts of Statics, force vectors, position vectors. Component and resultant. Moment of a force and a couple. Reduction of a force and couple system. Equivalent system. Geometric Properties. Centroid. Pappus-Guldinus theorems. Distributed loading. Moments of Inertia for areas. Types of connections. Support reactions. Free body diagram. Equilibrium of a Rigid body in plane and in space. Friction. Frames and machines. Trusses. Method of joints. Method of sections.Cables. Virtual work.