Course Overview
This course consists of lectures and practical work directed at solving applied engineering problems in statics, dynamics, power and energy, strength of materials, hydrostatics, and fluid flow.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Determine the resultant of two or more vectors graphically and analytically.
- Solve relative motion problems.
- Solve static equilibrium problems related to bodies subjected to coplanar force systems.
- Locate centroids for simple and composite areas.
- Solve problems involving first and second moments.
- Solve angular dynamics problems.
- Solve problems involving rotary power.
- Solve problems involving direct and shear stress and strain.
- Determine the shearing forces and bending moments in a simply-supported beam, given various conditions of loading.
- Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply-supported loaded beams and cantilevers.
- Calculate hydrostatic loads on the vertical and inclined planes.
- Solve problems involving the flow of fluid.
Effective as of Winter 2023
Related Programs
Applied Mechanics 1 (MEOC 1212) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Transportation
- Marine Engineering
Diploma Full-time
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