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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
ENGR D035.
Course Title (CB02)
Statics
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
This course covers the principles of statics as applied to particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; vector solutions for concentrated and distributed loads; the determination of centroids and moments of inertia and the effects of dry friction; and programming computer solutions.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course is CSU and UC transferable and belongs on the Liberal Arts AA degree. This course introduces students to the foundational principles and concepts related to friction and inertia.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours3.06.0
Laboratory Hours3.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
36.0
Laboratory
36.0
Total
72.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
72.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
72.0

Prerequisite(s)

ENGR D010., MATH D001B or MATH D01BH, and PHYS D004A

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Laboratory experience which involve students in the analysis of problems using Excel

Assignments

  1. Required reading in the textbook
  2. Solution of assigned problems
  3. Write Lab Reports using Microsoft Office

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Midterm exams that appraise comprehension and require synthesis and application of textbook reading and other course material.
  2. Grading assigned problems or quizzes to evaluate comprehension and application of course concepts based on completion, demonstration of logical steps, accuracy of solution, and clarity if descriptive elements.
  3. Lab report evaluation based on completion, organization, accuracy of computational results, and clarity of descriptive elements.
  4. Comprehensive final examination which shows the students ability to integrate and analyze the concepts developed throughout the course.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Beer, Johnston, Mazurek,"Vector Mechanics for Engineers:Statics" 12th Ed., McGrawHill, 2018

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Hibbeler, "Engineering Statics" 14th Ed., Pearson, 2016

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Review the basic principles of statics
  • Identify concurrent force systems
  • Employ statics of particle
  • Examine equivalent force/moment systems
  • Analyze centroids and center of gravity
  • Apply equilibrium of rigid bodies
  • Recognize trusses, frames, and machines
  • Examine friction
  • Examine Moment of Inertia

CSLOs

  • Analyze two- and three-dimensional force systems on rigid bodies in static equilibrium using vector and scalar analysis methods.

Outline

  1. Review the basic principles of statics
    1. Fundamental quantities
    2. Units of measurement
    3. Dimensional considerations
    4. Significance of numerical results
  2. Identify concurrent force systems
    1. Forces and their characteristics
    2. Concurrent forces
    3. Resolution of forces into components
  3. Employ statics of particle
    1. Free-body diagrams
    2. Equilibrium of particle
  4. Examine equivalent force/moment systems
    1. Moments and their characteristics
    2. Vector representation of moments
    3. Couples
    4. Wrench
    5. Resolution of a force into a force and a couple
    6. Couple systems
  5. Analyze centroids and center of gravity
    1. Center of mass and center of gravity
    2. Centroids of volumes
    3. Centroids of composite bodies
    4. Pappus theorem
    5. Distributed loads on beams
  6. Apply equilibrium of rigid bodies
    1. Equilibrium in two dimensions
    2. Equilibrium in three dimensions
  7. Recognize trusses, frames, and machines
    1. Plane truss
    2. Space truss
    3. Frames and machines
  8. Examine friction
    1. Characteristics of coulomb friction
    2. Dry friction
    3. Rolling resistance
  9. Examine Moment of Inertia
    1. Second moment, moment of inertia of an area
    2. Radius of Gyration, Parallel-Axis Theorem.

Lab Topics

  1. Units and measurements
  2. Concurrent force systems
  3. Equilibrium of particle
  4. Equilibrium of rigid bodies
  5. Distributed forces, centroid
  6. Trusses and frames
  7. Internal forces and structural analysis
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