Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (ENGG1400)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2013
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Civil Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class contact
<3L<2T<1P
Incompatible
ENGG1010
Prerequisite
MATH1040 or Qld high school Maths B
Recommended prerequisite
MATH1050 or Senior Maths C
Course coordinator
Semester 1 Dr Liza O'Moore (l.omoore@uq.edu.au) Semester 2 A/Prof Faris Albermani (f.albermani@uq.edu.au)
Assessment methods
Examinations, Tutorials, Practicals
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2013 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2013 | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Statics: Resolution & resultants of forces - 2D & 3D. Moments - 2D & 3D. Equivalent systems. Equilibrium of particles & Free Body Diagrams. Equilibrium, reactions & structure types. 2D Planar Trusses. Internal forces, bending-moment, shear & axial force diagrams. Properties of Area - Centroid & Second Moment of Area. Materials - Introduction to Stress-Strain, Yield Stress, Young's Modulus, Engineers Theory of Bending. Dynamics: Motion of a point - straight line & curvilinear. Kinetics. Energy Methods. Momentum Methods. Moments of Inertia. Application of rotation inertia.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2012 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2012 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
