MAK 118 - Statics

Course Objectives

• To introduce the basic concepts, laws, unit system, vector operations and applications of mechanics,
• To examine the equilibrium states of material points and solid objects, to give the concept of friction and its applications,
• To introduce carrier systems and give solution methods for application areas,
• To introduce the concept of moment of inertia by teaching the concepts of mass, weight and geometric center,
• To introduce the virtual works theorem and its application areas.

Course Description

Statics is the section of rigid body mechanics that deals with the balance problems of objects that remain motionless under the influence of loading or move without acceleration.