Engineering Mechanics

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

Postgraduate students:

Admission into an MC-ENG Master of Engineering program

Undergraduate students:

For Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Biomedicine, and Bachelor of Commerce students

For Bachelor of Environments students (from 2013)

Pre 2013 - ENVS10003 Constructing Environments

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

The aim of this subject is to provide an introduction to modelling the stresses and deformations that occur when axial, torsional and flexural loads are applied to a body in static equilibrium, as well as the translational and rotational motions that eventuate in a body subject to different load applications. This material will be complemented with laboratory and project based approaches to learning.

The subject provides the basis for all the mechanical engineering subjects that follow. The calculations introduced in this subject are the most common type of calculations performed by professional mechanical engineers in all sectors of the industry.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics to be covered include free-body diagrams; equilibrium; force systems; stresses and strains; coordinate systems; statically indeterminate systems; flexure; bending under combine loads; torsion; power transmission; kinematics; relative motion; particle kinetics; impulse and momentum; vibration; rigid body motion; angular impulse and momentum; work and energy.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

Having completed this unit the student should be able to:

1. Formulate problems in statics and dynamics by choosing suitable system boundaries and identifying relevant forces and coordinate systems
2. Analyse the equilibrium of systems of forces in two dimensions
3. Determine the loads and stresses experienced by components of common engineering structures such as trusses, frames and beams
4. Describe and analyse the motion of particles and rigid bodies using three-dimensional vectors
5. Apply the principles of impulse-momentum and work-energy to solve problems in the dynamics of simple machines and vibrating structures.

• Two mid-semester tests 1 hour (15%). Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1-5 addressed in these tests
• Weekly online quizzes (5% total). ILOs 1-5 addressed in these tests
• Assignments and laboratories (4 x 7.5%) due in weeks 3, 7, 10 and 12, not be more than 1000 words each. ILOs 1-5 addressed in these assignments
• One 3 hour closed book written end of semester exam (50%). ILOs 1-5 are addressed in this exam. The examination is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.

The examination paper will consist of problems designed to test whether the student has acquired the ability to apply fundamental principles to the solutions of problems involving statics and dynamics. The problems set for the exam will be similar to those undertaken in the workshops.

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Meriam JL and Kraige LG, Engineering Mechanics : Dynamics 7th Edition

HGibbeler RC, Statistics and Mechanics of Materials 3rd Edition

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

On completion of the subject students are expected to have the ability to:

• Apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• Communicate effectively
• Have in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
• Undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• Function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be leader or manager as well as an effective team member.

INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

Students will have access to lecture notes, lecture slides and workshop questions on LMS.

CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

A 2 hour question and answer session with representatives from industry will be hosted for Engineering Mechanics students.

ENGR20004- 2016 summer teaching dates: 11th Jan to 19th Feb, exam will be held during the following week.