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This document provides information on the Engineering Mechanics course code ME-251, including the course objectives, intended learning outcomes, topics, and textbooks. The course is intended to give students a thorough understanding of basic mechanical engineering concepts like forces, equilibrium, and kinematics. It aims to teach students to analyze physical systems and predict how forces will affect them. Over 19 weeks, topics will range from fundamental mechanics concepts to applications of dynamics, heat transfer, and analyzing systems involving pulleys, flywheels, and power transmission. Assessment includes quizzes, a midterm exam, and two final exams.

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Course Outline

This document provides information on the Engineering Mechanics course code ME-251, including the course objectives, intended learning outcomes, topics, and textbooks. The course is intended to give students a thorough understanding of basic mechanical engineering concepts like forces, equilibrium, and kinematics. It aims to teach students to analyze physical systems and predict how forces will affect them. Over 19 weeks, topics will range from fundamental mechanics concepts to applications of dynamics, heat transfer, and analyzing systems involving pulleys, flywheels, and power transmission. Assessment includes quizzes, a midterm exam, and two final exams.

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Course ENGINEERING Credit Hours Contact Total Periods

Code Mechanics (Th-Pr) Hrs/Week Allocated


ME-251 3-0 (Th-Pr) (Th-Pr)
3-0 32-0

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The course is intended to give thorough understanding of the basic mechanical engineering
concepts.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:


 Knowledge and Comprehension
The course is designed to provide students a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the
basic mechanical engineering concepts. The forces applied to physical systems and their effect.
 Applications and Analytical Skills
To get an insight to the physical systems all around us and which are in our daily use. How do
different types of forces behave differently by changing their conditions. To predict the expected
response of the application of forces and their turning effects.

CLOS:
CLO-01 Describe the basic concepts of equilibrium and PLO-01 C-02
explain their Application.
CLO-02 Apply fundamental concepts of statics & kinematics PLO-02 C-03
for
analyzing forces in statically determinate
structures.

COURSE OUTLINE:
Fundamental concepts and principles of mechanics, fundamental units, moments and couples, laws of
equilibrium, free body diagrams; structures, frames and machines. Fundamentals of dynamics:
Applications of Newton's second law of motion, analysis of motion in two dimensional and three
dimensional spaces, methods of energy and momentum, applications of dynamics to the engineering
concepts, pulleys, chains, design of flywheel, bearings, mechanical power transmission, heat transfer.

PREREQUISITE(S): Vector concepts, Basic Physics concepts.


RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:

S.NO TITLE AUTHOR(S) ASSIGNED


. CODE
1. Engineering Mechanics, Statics & Dynamics J.L. Meriam & L.G. M&K
(5th ed.) Kraige
2. Engineering Mechanics, Statics (10th ed.) R.C. Hibbeler RCH
3. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Joseph E. Shigley ES
4. Heat Transfer (2nd ed.) Yunus Cengel YC
TOPICS:
WEEK DESCRIPTION TEXT
NO. BOOKS
1. Introduction: Fundamental concepts of Mechanics, Principles of Mechanics RCH
M&K
2. Background: Fundamental Units, their quantities and symbols. M&K
Statics: Moment of Forces, Practical applications and numerical problems.
3. Statics: Couple of Forces, Practical applications and numerical problems, M&K
Equilibrium Conditions. Quiz #01
4. Basic Concepts of Statics: Laws of Equilibrium with critical study of M&K
Newton’s Laws of Motion, Free body Diagrams.
5. Basic Concepts of Statics: Getting expertise on Free body Diagrams of M&K
different conditions, Structures, Trusses and especially Plane Trusses.
6. Basic Concepts of Statics: Frames and Machines, Problem solving M&K
techniques.
7. Statics: Solution of problems from different sources to depict the M&K
applications of the techniques learned. Quiz # 02 RCH

8. Statics: Revision of whatsoever learnt so far. M&K


RCH
9. MID TERM EXAM
10. Background of Dynamics: Fundamentals of Dynamics: Dynamics of M&K
Particle, Dynamics of Rigid body.
11. Types and applications of Dynamics: Kinematics & Kinetics (more M&K
relevant to the subject), Applications of Newton’s second law of motion.
Quiz # 03
12. Applications of Dynamics: Analysis of Motion in two and three M&K
Dimensional Spaces.
13. Applications of Dynamics: Applications of Dynamics to the pulleys and ES
chains.
Analysis Techniques: Methods of Energy & Momentum.
14. Applications of Dynamics: Applications of Dynamics to the design of ES
flywheel and bearings.
15. Applications of Dynamics: Mechanical Power Transmission. ES
16. Applications of Dynamics: Mechanical Power Transmission. (continued) ES
Quiz # 04
17. Thermal Power Engg.: Heat Transfer. YC
18.& 19. FINAL TERM EXAMS

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