Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Spring 2007 |
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MECH 234 & MECH 235 - Vector Mechanics: Statics |
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| Instructors: |
Day Sections: Dr. G. Golub, PhD, P.E., [ golub@njit.edu ], 262 Colton Hall, 973-596-2448 Prof. G. Milano, P.E., [ milano@njit.edu ], 239 Colton Hall, 973-596-5830 Mon. night: MECH 234-102, Mr. T. Gallagher, [ tgallagher@hntb.com ] Wed. night: MECH 235-102, Prof. G. Milano, P.E., [ milano@njit.edu ], 239 Colton Hall, 973-596-5830 |
| Teaching Assistants: |
Ms. Yi Deng, tutoring in 256-Colton Hall, Mondays and Tuesdays: 4:00-5:30,
[ yd7@njit.edu ] Ms. Indira Hernandez, tutoring in 256-Colton Hall, Wed. and Thursdays, 4:00-5:30, [ ih6@njit.edu ] |
| Prerequisites: Phys 111, Math 112. Provides an understanding of equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies subject to concentrated and distributed forces. | |
Topics in Red Type* are additional topics for MECH 235.
| WEEK | TOPIC | SECTIONS | SUGGESTED HOMEWORK |
| 1 | General Principles Force Vectors |
1.1 thru 1.6 2.1 thru 2.3 |
Ch. 1, problems 8, 10, 12, 19 Ch. 2, problems 3, 6, 12, 21, 25 |
| 2 | Force Vectors, Addition of Vectors,
Cartesian Vectors, Position Vectors |
2.4 thru 2.7 | Ch. 2, problems 36, 38, 50 Ch. 2, problems. 60, 64, 70 Helpful: 2-66, 2-114, 89 & 90 (find resultant) |
| 3 | Vectors directed along a line, Dot Product Equilibrium of a Particle |
2.8 and 2.9 3.1 thru 3.4 |
Ch. 2, problems. 86, 88, 93, 106 Ch. 2, problems. 108, 112 Ch. 3, problems. 4, 7, 17, 23 |
| 4 | Force System Resultants: Moments, Cross Products |
4.1 thru 4.5 | Ch. 4, problems 14, 17, 20, 32, 39, 59 |
| 5 | Couple Systems, Equivalent Force-Couple Systems |
4.6 thru 4.9 | Ch. 4, problems 70, 72, 81, 88, 112 |
| 6 | Distributed Loads | 4.10 | Ch. 4, problems 139, 140, 143, 144, 148 Helpful: 79, 5.78, 81, 83 |
| 7 | Equilibrium of a Rigid Body | 5.1 thru 5.4 | Ch. 5, problems 12, 18, 20, 26, 36, 39 Helpful: 4.3, 12, 17, 26, 30, 43, 72, 101 |
| 8 | Structural Analysis: Trusses | 6.1 thru 6.4 | Ch. 6, problems 4, 7, 12, 20 Helpful: 14, 27 [ 3, 4, 13, 28 ] |
| 9 | Method of Sections Structural Analysis: Frames and Machines |
6.4 6.6 |
Ch. 6, problems 33, 36, 42, 48 Ch. 6, problems 68, 70, 77, 78 |
| 10 | Friction | 8.1 thru 8.4 | Ch. 8, problems 6, 7, 9, 35, 64, 74, 78 |
| 11 | Center of Gravity and Centroids | 9.1 thru 9.3 | Ch. 9, problems 2, 4, 8, 19, 55, 56 Helpful: 25, 32, 34, |
| 12* | Fluid Pressure | 9.6 | Ch. 9, problems 109, 111 |
| 13* | Moment of Inertia | 10.1 thru 10.5 | Ch. 10, problems 13, 33, 36, 40 |
| 14* | Product of Inertia | 10.6 | Ch. 10, problems 67 and 71 |
| 15 | Final Exam | Dates to be announced by Registrar at a later date. | |
| Homework to be assigned by your professor. Random Homework Solutions may be posted on-line AFTER they have been collected. Therefore, NO LATE homework can be accepted after the due date. |
| Example problems demonstrated during RECITATION can be reviewed by selecting from the menu on the Helpful Examples link below.. most of these problems are from the textbook by Beer & Johnston (a copy is in the library) |
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