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| MECA0490-1 | Engineering mechanics
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 18h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Marie‑France Destain |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | STATICS
- Force systems
- Equilibrium
- Structures
- Center of mass and centroids
- Distributed forces
- Friction
DYNAMICS
- Kinematics of particles
- Kinetics of particles
- Plane kinematics of rigid bodies
- Moments of inertia
- Plane kinetics of rigid bodies |
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| Course objective : | To build a foundation in mechanics (statics and dynamics) : presentation of general methods and application of these methods to practical engineering problems.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Construct free-body diagrams
- Establish and solve the equilibrium equations to find reactions and internal forces
- Establish and solve the equations of motion for particles and rigid bodies |
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| Prerequisites : | -- PH101 - General physics
-- MA101 - General mathematics (first part) |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 18h
Practical Works : 18h |
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| Written notes : | - Notes de cours (2008), Destain M.-F., Faculté des Sciences Agron. de Gembloux, 150 pp.
- Exercices (2008), Destain M.-F., Faculté des Sciences Agron. de Gembloux, 100 pp.
- Meriam J.L., Kraige L.G. (1998), Engineering Mechanics, Statics (Vol. 1) & Dynamics (Vol. 2), John Wiley & Sons |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Destain, Marie-France (Professeur)
Mécanique et Construction
081 62 21 64
destain.mf@fsagx.ac.be |
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