::: ME 101 Engineering Mechanics :::

Sachin Singh Gautam

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Guwahati, Assam, 781 039, INDIA

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: D-201

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Telephone: +91 (361) 258 3434

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Department of Civil Engineering

Room Number: N-306

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Department of Civil Engineering

Room Number: M-201

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Basic principles: Equivalent force system; Equations of equilibrium; Free body diagram; Reaction; Static indeterminacy. Structures: Difference between trusses, frames and beams, Assumptions followed in the analysis of structures; 2D truss; Method of joints; Method of section; Frame; Simple beam; types of loading and supports; Shear Force and bending Moment diagram in beams; Relation among load, shear force and bending moment. Friction: Dry friction; Description and applications of friction in wedges, thrust bearing (disk friction), belt, screw, journal bearing (Axle friction); Rolling resistance. Virtual work and Energy method: Virtual Displacement; Principle of virtual work; Applications of virtual workprinciple to machines; Mechanical efficiency; Work of a force/couple (springs etc.); Potential energy and equilibrium; stability. Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia: First and second moment of area; Radius of gyration; Parallel axis theorem; Product of inertia, Rotation of axes and principal moment of inertia; Moment of inertia of simple and composite bodies. Mass moment of inertia. Kinematics of Particles: Rectilinear motion; Curvilinear motion; Use of Cartesian, polar and spherical coordinate system; Relative and cons trained motion; Space curvilinear motion. Kinetics of Particles: Force, mass and acceleration; Work and energy; Impulse and momentum; Impact problems; System of particles. Kinematics and Kinetics of Rigid Bodies: Translation; Fixed axis rotational; General plane motion; Coriolis acceleration; Work-energy; Power; Potential energy; Impulse-momentum and associated conservation principles; Euler equations of motion and its application.

Reference material

(a) Texts

[1] I. H. Shames, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 4th Ed., PHI, 2002.

[2] F. P. Beer and E. R. Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol I - Statics, Vol II - Dynamics, 3rd Ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.

(b) References

[1] J. L. Meriam and L. G. Kraige, Engineering Mechanics, Vol I - Statics, Vol II - Dynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2002.

[2] R. C. Hibbler, Engineering Mechanics, Vols. I and II, Pearson Press, 2002.

Course Content

(click here for Course Syllabus of ME Website)

Course Evaluation Policy

Lecture Notes/Slides

1. Lectures 1, 2, and 3

2. Lectures 4, 5, and 6

3. Lectures 7, 8, and 9

4. Lectures 10, 11, and 12

5. Lectures 13, 14, and 15

6. Lectures 16, 17, and 18

7. Lectures 19, 20, and 21

8. Lectures 22, 23, and 24

9. Lectures 25, 26, and 27

10. Lectures 28, 29, and 30

11. Lectures 31, 32, and 33

12. Lectures 34, 35, and 36

13. Lectures 37, 38, and 39

14. Lectures 40, 41, and 42

Tutorial with solutions

1. Tutorial 1 solution

2. Tutorial 2 solution

3. Tutorial 3 solution

4. Tutorial 4 solution

5. Tutorial 5 solution

6. Tutorial 6 solution

7. Tutorial 7 solution

8. Tutorial 8 solution

9. Tutorial 9 solution

10. Tutorial 10 solution

11. Tutorial 11 solution

12. Tutorial 12 solution

Quiz and Examination with solutions

1. Quiz 1 solution

2. Mid-sem solution

3. Quiz 2 solution

4. End-sem solution

S. No	Item	Marks Percentage
1.	Tutorial	15 %
2.	Quiz	15 %
3.	Mid-sem	20 %
4.	End-sem	40 %
5.	Attendence/class participation	10 %

ME 101 (2015-16 2nd Semester)

Engineering Mechanics Course Website

a) For list of tutors with contact details with tutorial groups (click here) [Opens a pdf file]

b) For link to Class Divisions, Lab Groups and Tutorial Groups of First Year B.Tech./B.Des. 2015 Batch (click here) [external link]

c) For link to academic calendar (click here) [external link]

d) For dates of tutorials, quiz 1 & 2, mid-semester exam and end-semester exam (click here) [Opens a pdf file]