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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

Teaching Schedule

References/Teaching Mate-
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
rials/Equipment
1 Introduction to statics. Force systems: Force and moment Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

2 Force systems: equivalent force systems. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes
Equilibrium: Free body diagrams and equilibrium equations for 2D sys-
3 tem. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

Equilibrium: Free body diagrams and equilibrium equations for 3D sys-
4 tem. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

5 Structural analysis: trusses. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

6 Structural analysis: frames and machines. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes
Geometrical properties of figures: centre of mass.
7 Test (20%) Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

8 Geometrical properties of figures: second moment of areas. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

9 Distributed force systems. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

10 Action of distributed force: cables. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

11 Friction: phenomenon of dry friction. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes
12 Friction: Frictional machines. Reference Book,
Assignment (20%) Lecture Notes

13 Virtual work Equation. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

14 Virtual work: energy equation. Reference Book,
Lecture Notes

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