Course syllabus

010523106-65 กลศาสตร์วิศวกรรม (Engineering Mechanics)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Nithitorn Kongkaew
1. Course number and name

010523106-65 กลศาสตร์วิศวกรรม (Engineering Mechanics)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Nithitorn Kongkaew

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russel Johnston Jr, David F. Mazurek and Sanjeev Sanghi, Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, Twelfth Edition in SI Units, Mc-Graw Hill Companies, Inc., 2020.

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    • Students will understand the relationships between metric and US units and have the ability to work in both areas. A foundation for problem solving techniques is developed and students will be able to apply analytical skills in engineering statics, the study of forces on objects at rest. • Demonstrate an understanding of vectors and be able to express and resolve vectors in 2D (plane) and 3D (space). • Draw a free body diagram and solve for unknown forces in 2D and 3D of particle and rigid body systems. Demonstrate analytical skills by solving for unknown forces. • Students will be able to perform vector operations of dot and cross product and use these principals to solve for unknown forces in three dimensions. Demonstrate the ability to use the concepts of moments and couples in qualitative and quantitative applications. • Apply the method of joints and sections to determine the forces in a truss’s members. Obtain the ability to determine joint reactions of simple frames or machines. • Students will understand the concept of friction and analyze rigid bodies subjected to dry friction. • Understand the concepts of center of gravity, center of mass, and the centroid. Be able to calculate the center of gravity and centroid of shapes.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    040313005-65 Physics I
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 The ability to apply knowledge of natural science, mathematics, and engineering fundamental to conceptualize the engineering models, definitions, apply methodologies, processes, that involve fluid systems in the workplace.
    2. CLO2 The student will be able to function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.
  2. 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 Course learning outcome (CLO)
    PO1 : ความรู้ทางด้านวิศวกรรม และพื้นฐานทางด้านคณิตศาสตร์ และวิทยาศาสตร์ สามารถประยุกต์ความรู้ทางด้านคณิตศาสตร์ วิทยาศาสตร์ วิทยาการคำนวณ พื้นฐานทางด้านวิศวกรรม และความรู้เฉพาะทางวิศวกรรมเพื่อกำหนดกรอบความคิดในการแก้ปัญหาวิศวกรรม รวมทั้งการพัฒนาแบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์และวิศวกรรม หรือ ให้นิยาม รวมทั้งประยุกต์วิธีการ กระบวนงาน กระบวนการ หรือระบบงานทางวิศวกรรมในการทำงานได้
    • CLO1 The ability to apply knowledge of natural science, mathematics, and engineering fundamental to conceptualize the engineering models, definitions, apply methodologies, processes, that involve fluid systems in the workplace.
    PO6 : การทำงานร่วมกันเป็นทีม สามารถทำงานร่วมกับผู้อื่นที่มีความหลากหลายในสหสาขาวิชาได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ สามารถทำงานในฐานะสมาชิกของกลุ่มและผู้นำกลุ่มในรูปแบบต่าง ๆ ได้
    • CLO2 The student will be able to function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
Week 01 Introduction and Basic Concepts of Engineering Mechanics
Week 02 Vectors
Week 03 Force in a Plane & Equilibrium in 2D System
Week 04 Force in a Space & Equilibrium in 2D System
Week 06 Force in a Space & Equilibrium in 3D System
Week 05 Force in a Space & Equilibrium in 3D System
Week 07 Equivalent Systems of Force – Moment
Week 08 Equivalent Systems of Force – Couple
Week 09 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body in 2D system
Week 10 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body in 3D system
Week 11 Structure analysis
Week 12 Center of Gravity and Centroid
Week 13 Moments of Inertia of Areas
Week 14 Friction
Week 15 Spaghetti Truss Mini Project Testing
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm Examination 50 midterm examination 27 Jan 2026
Final Examination 40 final examination 26 Mar 2026
Spaghettis Truss Mini Project 10 Group project 10 Mar 2026
The grading table
Grading Rank
>= 80% A
75% - 79.99% B+
70% - 74.99% B
58% - 69.99% C+
50% - 57.99% C
45% - 49.99% D+
40% - 44.99% D
0% - 39.99% F

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