TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Fırat Soner Alıcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Use vector operations for statics problems, 2) Construct clear and concise free body diagrams for a system of rigid bodies, 3) Analyze statically determinate truss structures, 4) Analyze statically determinate frame structures and machines, 5) Construct internal force diagrams for statically determinate structures, 6) Calculate center of mass for 2D and 3D objects, and moment of inertia for areas.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(PHYS105)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, force vectors 2nd Week Equivalent system of forces and moments 3rd Week Equilibrium of a particle and free body diagrams 4th Week Equilibrium in two dimensions 5th Week Equilibrium in three dimensions 6th Week Reactions at supports and connections 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Trusses, analysis of trusses by joint method 9th Week Analysis of trusses by method of section 10th Week Distributed Forces: Centroids and centers of gravity 11th Week Various types of loading and supports, analyses of determinate structures 12th Week Internal forces: Shear, normal force and bending moments in beams and internal force diagrams 13th Week Relation among load, shear and bending moment 14th Week Moments of inertia of composite areas
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference Book: Beer, F.P., and Johnston, E.R., Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics, 10th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2012. Additional Resources: Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics, Statics (in SI Units), Prentice Hall.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 4 15 Quiz 4 10 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 3 1 3 Individual or group work 0 0 0 Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 45 45 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 4 4 16 Total Workload 171 Total Workload / 30 5,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No