ECTS - Basic Mechanics I-Statics

Basic Mechanics I-Statics (CE201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Basic Mechanics I-Statics CE201 3. Semester 4 0 0 4 7
Pre-requisite Course(s)
MATH157
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Ertan Sönmez
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To provide the theory of engineering mechanics of rigid body in details along with its applications.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to characterize forces and moments acting upon a rigid body or a system of rigid bodies.
  • will be able to construct clear and concise free-body diagrams for any rigid body or system of rigid bodies.
  • will be able to develop equations of equilibrium from free-body diagrams.
  • will be able to solve equations of equilibrium.
  • will be able to apply fundamental design concepts.
Course Content General introduction, statics of particles, statics of rigid bodies, equivalent force systems, equilibrium, analysis of trusses, analysis of beams, friction, and geometric properties of surfaces.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Lecture Notes
2 Statics of Particles Lecture Notes
3 Statics of Particles Lecture Notes
4 Rigid Bodies: Equivalent System of Forces Lecture Notes
5 Rigid Bodies: Equivalent System of Forces Lecture Notes
6 Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies and Frames Lecture Notes
7 Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies and Frames Lecture Notes
8 Analysis of Structures (Trusses, Beams, Frames) Lecture Notes
9 Analysis of Structures (Trusses, Beams, Frames) Lecture Notes
10 Internal Forces Lecture Notes
11 Internal Forces Lecture Notes
12 Geometric Properties of Surfaces Lecture Notes
13 Geometric Properties of Surfaces Lecture Notes
14 Friction Lecture Notes
15 Friction Lecture Notes
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Ders Notları/Course Lecture Notes
Other Sources 2. Beer, F.P., Johnston, E.R., and Mazurek, D.F., Vector Mechanics for Engineers – Statics, 11th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2016.
3. Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics – Statics, 14th ed., Pearson, 2016.
4. Meriam, J.L., Kraige, L.G., and Bolton J.N., Engineering Mechanics – Statics, 9th ed., Wiley, 2018.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 8 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 11 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 8 3 24
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 10 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 175