ME EN 101

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Static Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering

Course Description

Analysis and design of static systems; real world problem solving; forces, moments, and vectors, equilibrium; external and internal forces; centroids and inertia; mechanical engineering fundamentals.

When Taught

Fall, Winter, Spring

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Free Body Diagrams

Learning Outcome

2. An ability to construct free-body diagrams and to calculate the reactions necessary to ensure static equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies.

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Forces and Moments

Learning Outcome

1. An understanding of forces and moments and an ability to perform mathematical manipulation of them using vector analysis.

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Systems of Forces and Moments

Learning Outcome

3. An understanding of the analysis of systems of forces and moments and distributed loads and an ability to determine internal forces and moments in members.

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Calculating Centroids and Moments of Inertia

Learning Outcome

5. An ability to calculate centroids and moments of inertia of 2-D and 3-D objects.

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Friction

Learning Outcome

6. An understanding of friction and how to model it in static systems.

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Mechancial Engineering Career Development

Learning Outcome

10. An understanding of Mechanical Engineering as a discipline and how statics principles relate to core ME EN topics and to becoming an influential engineer.

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Computing

Learning Outcome

4. An ability to apply basic computing techniques to explore solutions of elementary static systems by changing variables and to produce publication quality figures.

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Real World Applications

Learning Outcome

8. An ability to describe the ME EN Real-world Problem Solving Process and to transform real world scenarios (using the 5 P's) into analyzable statics problems.

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Communicating Analysis Results

Learning Outcome

9. An ability to use a structured problem solving approach (SAFER) that effectively communicates the steps, results, and objectives of an engineering analysis to others.

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Design Process

Learning Outcome

7. An understanding of the basic design process, including professional and ethical responsibilities, and an ability to apply that process to design, build, and test a static structure to meet competing constraints.