BASIC ENGINEERING MECHANICS (ME11003)

1. Class schedule
The overall mode of teaching will be in-person classroom teaching. You have to be present in the
class as per schedule in the appropriate class room.

Class Schedule
Section 1, 2 Thursday 3-4 pm, Friday 2-4 pm
Section 3, 4 Thursday 4-5 pm, Friday 2-4 pm
Section 5, 6 Wednesday 10-11 am, Thursday 09-10 am Friday 11-1 pm
Section 7, 8 Wednesday 10-11 am, Thursday 09-10 am Friday 11-1 pm
Section 9, 10 Wednesday 10-11 am, Thursday 09-10 am Friday 11-1 pm

This course will primarily involve problem solving therefore, for every class, make sure to carry
notebook, writing instruments, non-programmable scientific calculator and plenty of curiosity!

2. Syllabus
The course is divided into 9 parts as follows:

1. Vector Mechanics with applications: Definition and representation of vectors, projection and
decomposition, force vector and types, dot product, resolving force vector along and
perpendicular to a given direction, cross product and scalar triple product, moment of force about
a point and axis, force couple and couple moment, force system, simple distributed force, parallel
and concurrent force systems, equivalent force system and simplest resultant, applications.

2. Equilibrium in 2D - Free-body diagrams, Equations of static equilibrium, special cases like two-
force, three force and multi-force applications

3. Equilibrium in 3D - Free-body diagrams, Equations of static equilibrium, special cases like two-
force, three force and multi-force applications

4. Plane trusses and frames

5. Friction - Coulomb friction, tipping vs sliding, flat belt drives and pulleys, screw-jack, rolling
resistance.

6. Internal Forces - axial force and torque diagrams, Shear force and bending moment diagrams.

7. Concept of Stress, factor of safety, uniaxial loading, single and double shear, applications.

8. Concept of strain and Generalized Hooke's Law (incl. examples like pressure vessel etc.)

9. Indeterminate problems involving uniaxial loading.

For each part there will be problem sheets which will be shared in due course of time.

3. Textbook
The recommended text-books is Statics and Mechanics of Materials by Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell
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Johnston Jr., John T. DeWolf and David F. Mazurek, 1st edition

4. Evaluation
There will be continuous assessment through the semester. Evaluation has two components:
Examinations and Class tests; there will be a mid-semester exam, an end semester exam and two
class tests. The weightage of the mid and end semester will be 30 and 50% respectively, while the
class tests will account for 20% weightage. Evaluation and grading of the 10 sections will be
conducted together.

The dates for the class test and exams will be announced in the class in due time.

A compensatory test at the end of the course will be taken for students who miss the test(s) only due
to health or family grievances. Participation in the compensatory test is subject to submission of
necessary documents and approval of the competent authority.

According to institute rules, 80% attendance is mandatory for all courses. Low attendance can lead
to deregistration from the subject.
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 Appendix I- Suggested topic-wise sections from the text book.

Book: Statics and Mechanics of materials by Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russel Johnston,

Force Systems:
• Vector mechanics and representation of force as vector (2.2-2.8, 3.4, 3.5, 3.9, 3.10)
• Moment of force about a point and axis (3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.11)
• Couple and its moment (3.12-3.15)
• Equivalent force system (3.16-3.20)
Equilibrium:
• Free Body Diagram (4.2)
• Constraints (4.3, 4.5, 4.9)
• Equations of static equilibrium (4.4, 4.8)
• Two-force, three-force and multi-force applications (4.6, 4.7, 6.8)
• Plane trusses (6.2-6.7)
• Plane frames (6.9-6.11)
Friction:
• Coulomb friction (4.10-4.12)
• Tipping vs sliding (4.11)
• Application: Flat belt drives and pulleys (suggested book to be provided later)
• Application: Screw jack (suggested book to be provided later)
• Rolling resistance (suggested book to be provided later)
Internal forces:
• Axial load and axial force diagram (8.3, 9.2)
• Torsion and torque diagram (10.1-10.6)
• Shear force and Bending moment diagrams (12.1-12.3)
Concept of stress and strain:
• Stress-strain diagram (9.3)
• Factor of safety (8.10)
• Uniaxial loading (8.3, 8.8, 9.4, 9.7)
• Single and double shear (8.4, 8.5, 8.6)
• Applications incl. thin walled pressure vessels (8.7, 14.5)
Generalized Hooke’s law:
• Poisson’s ratio (9.10)
• Generalized Hooke’s law (9.4, 9.11, 9.12)
• Relationship between E, nu, G and K (9.13)
Indeterminate problems involving uniaxial loading: (9.8)
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