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The course is designed to expose the students to the basic principles of statics and dynamics. The subject is divided into two parts: Mechanics of Statics and Mechanics of Dynamics. The content of the lecture will be emphasized on the application of the basic mechanics principle in civil engineering.
Mechanics of Statics deals with equilibrium of bodies, i.e. bodies at rest and bodies moving with a constant velocity. It includes resultant and resolution of forces, equilibrium of a particle, force system resultant, equilibrium of rigid bodies, center of gravity and centroid, and moment of inertia of an area.
Mechanics of Dynamics deals with the accelerated motion of bodies. It includes kinematics and kinetics of a particle and of a rigid body. Kinematics discusses the relationship between displacement, velocity and acceleration against time. Kinetics covers the concepts of force and acceleration (Newton’s second law of motion), energy and work, impulse and momentum, and vibration.
At the end the course, students should be able to incorporate and utilise principles of applied mechanics in civil and structural engineering problems.
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