Academic Catalog

CE221 ENGINEERING MECHANICS I

Course Code:	5620221
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. KAÐAN TUNCAY
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 2360151 Set 2: 2360157 Set 3: 2360119
One of the sets above should be completed before taking CE221 ENGINEERING MECHANICS I.

Course Content

Introduction to rigid body mechanics. Equivalent force systems: Concepts of moment, couple, resultant. Equilibrium: Free-body diagram; equations of equilibrium. Structural analysis: Trusses; beams. Shear force and bending moment diagrams by method of sections and by method of integration. Properties of surfaces: Area moment and centroid; moments and product of inertia; principal directions.