GE 201 Statics

Force systems; vector analysis, moments and couples in 2D and 3D. Equilibrium of force systems. Analysis of structures; plane trusses and frames. Distributed force system; centroid of simple and composite bodies. Area moments of inertia. Analysis of beams. Friction. Textbook: Meriam, J. L. and Kraige, L. G. “Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1, Statics”, SI units Version Pre-requisite: MATH 106 and MATH 107.