Mechanics II

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

PA description (202320): Engineering mechanics is the study of how physical systems behave under applied forces and moments. In this unit students are introduced to the fundamental tools and techniques used to analyse a range of 2D engineering mechanics problems. Topics include the relationship between displacement, velocity and acceleration, coordinate systems, forces and moments, free body diagrams, static equilibrium, and momentum and energy methods. Students will also be exposed to causes of structural failure and how failure can affect people and the environment. IA Description: Taught as "VO 844433 & UE 844434 - Mechanics 2" Mastery of the basic principles and connections of hydrostatics and dynamics. Topics: Hydrostatics, Work, Loads and Potential energy of internal and external forces, Kinematics, principles of virtual work, basic laws of dynamics, Impulse.