Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2CE122Statics4+0+04429.07.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To enable students to understand the basic concepts of forces, couples and moments in two and three dimensions. Furthermore, to develop their analytical skills relevant to the equilibrium of rigid bodies and composite bodies. As well as understanding the effect of center of gravity on stability of different engineering structures.
Course Content The course introduces the fundamentals of statics within the field of engineering mechanics and
provide a background for structural analysis of civil engineering systems. This course covers: rigid body mechanics, free body diagram in equilibrium position and static equilibrium equations for rigid body systems, finding the centroids of different geometric shapes, moments of inertia, analysis of trusses and beams, and defining distributed, normal and shear forces.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Dia Eddin Nassani
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes Russell G. Hibbeler, “Engineering Mechanics, Statics”, 14th edition, Pearson
Prentice – Hall, 2019.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %40
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 4 52
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Assignments 4 2 8
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 148

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To determine the resultant of coplanar and space force system
2 To distinguish between concurrent, coplanar and space forces systems
3 To draw free body diagrams
4 To analyze the reactions and pin forces induced in coplanar and space systems using equilibrium equations and free body diagrams
5 To determine friction forces and their influence upon the equilibrium of system

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Chapter 1: General Principles
2 Chapter 2: Force Vectors
3 Chapter 3: Equilibrium of a Particle
4 Chapter 4: Force System Resultants
5 Chapter 4: Force System Resultants
6 Chapter 5: Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
7 Chapter 5: Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
8 Midterm exam
9 Chapter 6: Structural Analysis
10 Chapter 6: Structural Analysis
11 Chapter 7: Internal Forces
12 Chapter 8: Center of Gravity and Centroid
13 Chapter 8: Center of Gravity and Centroid
14 Chapter 9: Moments of Inertia

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5
C1 5
C2 5
C3 5
C4 5
C5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant