Course Overview
This course is a continuation from the fundamentals of static equilibrium, and kinematic and kinetic analysis introduced in Statics and Dynamics, with the inclusion of mechanism analysis. Differential calculus and vector notation are applied in the analysis of static equilibrium, and kinematics and kinetics of particles, rigid bodies, and multi-dimensional mechanisms, in common coordinate systems. Solutions in multi-dimensional mechanics are analytically derived from first principles. Builds on concepts learned in MECH 2241.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Conduct 3D vector analysis of rigid bodies in static equilibrium. [1, 2]
- Reduce a force and couple moment system on a rigid body to a single force or a wrench. [1, 2]
- Find the magnitude and location of the resultant of arbitrary-distributed loads. [1, 2]
- Analyse the displacement of a cable subjected to its own weight and/or a distributed load. [1, 2]
- Calculate the center of gravity, center of mass, and the centroid of an arbitrary body, including bodies of revolution. [1, 2]
- Graphically relate displacement, velocity, and acceleration of bodies in erratic rectilinear motion. [1, 2]
- Analyse curvilinear kinematics and kinetics of a particle in rectangular, normal and tangential, and polar coordinates. [1, 2]
- Apply the principles of linear and angular impulse, momentum, and impact in kinetic analysis to a rigid body. [1, 2]
- Calculate the mobility of a mechanism. [2]
- Draw the kinematic diagram of a mechanism using conventional representations. [1]
- Analyse the kinematics of 2D and 3D mechanisms with single or multiple degrees of freedom, using an analytical, a graphical, and the Denavit-Hartenberg approach. [1, 2]
Effective as of Fall 2020
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Mechanics and Mechanisms (MECH 7142) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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