Duration
12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Reminders of mechanics of particle
- Forces and moments of force
- Force systems
- Static equilibrium of a rigid body (in translation and rotation, in 2D and 3D)
- Equilibrium with distributed forces (mass centre, hydrostatic pressure, friction)
- Kinematics of a rigid body (translation and rotation in 2D, angular acceleration)
- Dynamics of a rigid body (translation and rotation in 2D, moment of inertia)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After completing the course, the students will be expected to:
- Represent a body subjected to external forces by a mechanical model, i.e. construct a free-body diagram;
- Establish and solve the static equilibrium equations of a body (with concentred and distributed charges) to determine the reactions;
- Understand and compute, in simple cases, the mass centre and the moments of inertia of a body;
- Describe the movement trajectory of a rigid body;
- Establish and solve the movement equations of a rigid body.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Mechanics of particules (theoretical concepts et resolution of exercises)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical course (12h) and practical work (12h)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face and/or remote theoric lectures with didactic demos to understand the basic concepts
Video sequences to help for the resolution of basic exercices.
Practical work of increasing complexity requiring prior preparation for each session.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Notes on e-campus
Reference books:
Meriam J.L., Kraige L.G. (1998). Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 1, Statics, John Wiley & Sons
Meriam J.L., Kraige L.G. (1998). Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 2, Dynamics, John Wiley & Sons
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
Compulsory online tests (10 % of the course mark)
To be taken before the exercise-solving sessions to assess fundamental skills.
In-session exam(s) (90 % of course grade)
In the 1st and 2nd sessions, a written examination without note is organised and covers (i) fundamental theoretical concepts and (ii) solving mechanical problems.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Benoît MERCATORIS : benoit.mercatoris@uliege.be