GE 201

Statics Department of Civil Engineering

King Saud University

Course Description:

GE 201 Statics

(Required for a BSCE degree)

Force systems; vector analysis, moments and couples in 2D and 3D. Equilibrium of force systems. Analysis of structures; plan trusses and frames. Distributed force system; centroids and composite bodies. Area moments of inertia. Analysis of beams. Friction. 3 (3,1, 0)

Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material

Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1, Statics (5th edition)

by J. L. Meriam and L. G. Kraige