Course syllabus
010083121-67 กลศาสตร์วิศวกรรม (Engineering Mechanics)
Course Syllabus
Data entry : Dr.Siripong Daocharoenporn
1. Course number and name
010083121-67 กลศาสตร์วิศวกรรม (Engineering Mechanics)
2. Credits and contact hours
3(3-0-6)
3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name
Dr.Siripong Daocharoenporn
4. Text book, title, author, and year
- a. Beer et al,2016, Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 11th Edition in SI units b. R.C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 11th Edition in SI units c. Lecture notes
5. Specific course information
- brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
Static: Force in a plane, equilibrium force and free body diagram, force in space and equilibrium, rigid bodies: equivalent system of forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, distributed forces, centroids, centers of gravity, fluid statics, Analysis of structures: trusses, frame and machines, friction, Dynamics: Kinematics of particles: Newton’s second law of motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum, Kinematics of rigid bodies, Kinetics of rigid bodies - prerequisites or co-requisites
040303005-66 Physics I - indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
Required :
6. Specific goals for the course
- specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
- explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. - PI-1.1 PI-1.1 desc
- PI-1.2 PI-1.2 desc
- PI-1.3 PI-1.3 desc
- PI-1.4 PI-1.4 desc
7. Brief list of topics to be covered
| Week | Topic | Details | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Intro to Eng. Mech. | -Describe about the syllabus in all detail. -Units, Numerical accuracy. | |
| Week 2 | Forces in plane, Force equilibrium and Free-body Diagram | -Unit vectors -Addition of forces in X-Y components -Equilibrium of a particle -Newton’s first law of motion -Free-body diagrams | |
| Week 3 | Forces in 3-D, Force equilibrium | -A force in space (X-Y-Z coordinate) -Force defined by its magnitude and two points on its line of action -Addition of concurrent forces in space -Equilibrium of a particle in space | |
| Week 4 | System of forces on Rigid Body | -Moment of a force about a point -Moment of a force about a given axis -Moment of a couple -Resolution of a given force into a force and a couple -A reduction of a system of forces to one force and one couple | |
| Week 5 | Equilibrium of Rigid Body | -Equilibrium of rigid bodies in two dimensions -Equilibrium of two-force body -Equilibrium of three-force body -Equilibrium of rigid bodies in three dimensions -Reactions at supports and connectors for 3-D structures | |
| Week 6 | Analysis of Trusses, Frames and Machines | -Definition of a truss -Simple trusses and analysis by the method of joints | |
| Week 7 | Analysis of Trusses, Frames and Machines (cont.) | -Simple trusses and analysis by the method of sections -Frames and machines | |
| Week 8 | Review | ||
| Self-study | Centroid and Center of Mass | -Center of gravity of 2-D body -Centroid -First moment of areas and lines -Composite plates and lines -Distributed loads on beam and submerged surface | |
| Week 9 | Midterm Exam | ||
| Week 10 | Kinematics of a particle: Rectilinear & Curvilinear motion | -Rectilinear Kinematics: Continuous Motion, Erratic Motion, Rectangular Components (x-y & Projectile motion) | |
| Week 11 | Kinematics of a particle: Curvilinear (cont.) | -Curvilinear Motion: Normal & Tangential Components (n-t) -Curvilinear Motion: Cylindrical Components (r-theta) | |
| Week 12 | Kinetics of a particle: Force and Acceleration | - Friction -Newton’s 2nd law of motion -Kinetic of Particle: Force and Acceleration in Rectangular, Normal & Tangential | |
| Week 13 | Kinetics of a particle: Work and Energy, Impulse and Momentum | -Principle of Work & Energy -Power and efficiency -Principle of impulse and momentum -Linear momentum | |
| Week 14 | Kinematics of rigid bodies: Relative motion of a particle and rigid bodies | -Relative motion of a particle -Rigid body motion: relative motion (velocity & acceleration) | |
| Week 15 | Kinematics of rigid bodies: Force and Acceleration | -Moment of Inertia -Planer kinetic equations of motion -Equation of motion: translation | |
| Week 16 | Kinetics of rigid bodies: Force and Acceleration | -Equation of motion; Rotation about a fixed axis -Equation of motion; General plan motion |
8. Course Assessment
| Course assessment | Weight score (%) | Assessment tools | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | 20 | quiz | 24 Nov 2025 - 13 Mar 2026 |
| Midterm Exam | 40 | midterm examination | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Final Exam | 40 | final examination | 25 Mar 2026 |
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