Basics of Civil Engineering Mechanics - Beginner Course

Course Overview

Skills and Knowledge:
Students will acquire skills and knowledge in the following areas:
1. Scope of Civil Engineering: Housing, Roads, Bridges and Dams, Basic Introduction of Building Materials (cement, bricks & blocks, aggregate(s), timber, steel, composites).
2. Co-Planar Concurrent Forces: Principle of statics, Particle continuum, Rigid body, Force and its characteristics, Types of forces and classification of force systems, Principle of physical independence of forces, Principle of transmissible of forces, Principle of superposition of forces, Composition of forces - Definition of Resultant; Composition of co-planar concurrent force system, Parallelogram law of forces, Resolution of forces.
3. Moment of Force: Moment of a force, Couple, Characteristics of couples, Varignon's theorem of moments, Composition of co-planar - non-concurrent force system, Equivalent force - couple system, Numerical problems on composition of co-planar non-concurrent force systems.
4. Equilibrium of Forces: Equilibrium of concurrent parallel and general forces in a plane, equilibrium of three forces in a plane, Definition of equilibrium, Lamis theorem; Resultant and equilibrium of concurrent and parallel forces in space, Numerical problems on equilibrium of co-planar : concurrent and non-concurrent force systems.
5. Co-Planar Non-Concurrent Forces: Introduction to beams, Types of loads and supports, Support reactions, statically determinate beams with point load (normal and inclined) and uniformly distributed & varying loads, Numerical problems.
6. Friction: Friction-static friction, Laws of friction, Limiting friction, Angle of friction, angle of repose, Impending motion on horizontal and inclined planes, Ladder and block friction, Numerical problems.
7. Centroid: Centroid of line and area, Centroid of regular figures, Locating the centroid of triangle, semicircle, quadrant of a circle and sector of a circle using method of integration, Centroid of composite sections; Numerical problems.
8. Moment of Inertia: Second moment of area, polar moment of inertia, Radius of gyration, Perpendicular and Parallel axis theorems, Moment of Inertia of rectangular, circular and triangular areas from method of integration, composite sections, Numerical problems.

Professional Growth:
This course can help professionals gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of civil engineering mechanics. It covers topics such as the scope of civil engineering, co-planar concurrent forces, moment of force, equilibrium of forces, co-planar non-concurrent forces, friction, centroid, and moment of inertia. By learning these topics, professionals can gain a better understanding of the principles and concepts of civil engineering mechanics, which can help them in their professional growth.

Further Education:
This course on Basics of Civil Engineering Mechanics would be suitable for preparing for further education in civil engineering. It covers a range of fundamental concepts and principles that are essential for understanding and applying civil engineering principles. The course covers topics such as the scope of civil engineering, forces and equilibrium, beams and loads, friction, centroid, and moment of inertia. These topics are foundational knowledge for further studies in civil engineering and will provide a solid understanding of the subject.