MEK 205E - Engineering Mechanics

Course Objectives

To provide students with information about the basic principles and application areas of mechanics, which is the basic engineering science, and to provide them with the ability to solve problems related to this subject.

Course Description

Definition of mechanics, basic concepts related to statics, basic principles of statics, free body diagram, force, force systems, resultant of force systems, rigid body, support reactions, balance of rigid bodies, center of gravity and geometric center, plane carrier systems, plane truss systems, internal forces and section effects, friction, moment of inertia, loads on structures.