Kadir Has University
2022-2023
CIV102 - Equilibrium of Physical Systems
Instructor : SARVEN AKÇELYAN, EMRE OZAN POLAT, CEREN GÜRKAN
E-Mail:sarven.akcelyan@khas.edu.tr
Phone:+902125336532-1425(ext.)
TA:Onur Manat
E-mail:onur.manat@khas.edu.tr
Lecture:FR:13:30-16:30(CBL-B-211 - B211)
TH:13:30-16:30(CBL-B-318 - B318)
Office Hours:Thursdays, 16:00 - 17:00, D334
Local / ECTS Credit:4 /6
Course Type:Compulsory
Withdraw:27 FEB-04 APR 2023
Textbook / Readings
Hibbeler R.C., Engineering Mechanics STATICS, 14th ed. in SI Edition, Pearson.
Other Materials
- Beer, F.P., Johnston, E. R., Mazurek D., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, SI, 12 Ed., McGraw Hill.
Meriam J.L, Kraige L.G., Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 7th edition, Wiley MyLab online platform
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental concepts of engineering mechanics and statics using a
project-based and modular teaching model. Students will become familiar with structural systems, such as
trusses, beams, and frames, and understand the forces acting on basic structural members and the reaction
forces occurring at joints and connections. These concepts will be discovered/taught through team projects and
experiments; hence the students will connect the theory to real-life problems.
Course Contents
The course will cover subjects on rigid body mechanics and equilibrium, including force vectors, equilibrium of
particles and rigid bodies, force resultants, moments, structural analysis of trusses, beams and frames, internal
forces, center of gravity, centroid, area integrals, moment of inertia, friction.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
• Determine the forces and moments acting on physical systems and their directions.
• Determine if a physical system is in static equilibrium or not.
• Analyze physical systems and solve them using vector algebra
• Determine if a structure is statically determinate or indeterminate.
• Compute forces at connections and supports and perform structural analysis of statically determinate trusses,
beams, and frames.
• Understand the moment of inertia concept and calculate the moment of inertia of different cross-sections by
taking second area integrals.
• Conduct/design experiments and projects, make observations and present those observations in an oral and
written report.
• Be able to collaborate with others in interdisciplinary groups, employ study habits that best suit their learning
styles, and be able to take individual and team responsibility
• Run projects by ensuring that the group dynamics are equal and democratic.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
A project-based and modular teaching model. The course consists of four basic modules. Modules often start with
an experiment that reveals the necessity of the concept that will be analyzed within the module. Students are
later asked to present their observations and do small projects related to the concept to interiorize the knowledge.
Grading System
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Letter grades are assigned according to the grading scheme adopted by the professor in charge of a particular
course. This may not correspond to practices in other Faculty and Schools in the University. In the event of
extraordinary circumstances beyond the University's control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this
course is subject to change.
Semester Studies
Number Per(%)
Attendance /
Participation
0
0
Final Exam
1
20
Peer Assesment
(only for oral
presentations)/
Living
environmentally
friendly /
responsible to
society
2
Assessment Method
Attendance is not
mandatory but highly
encouraged. Note that in
class activities worth 40%
of the final grade.
The final examination
consists of a final project
and oral short discussion.
Students should be able to run
projects and making sure that the
group dynamics are equal and
democratic.
2
In-Class
Application
Reports
11
40
Project Reports
4
28
Project
Presentations
(Faculty member
review)
1
10
Imp. Rules / Description
In-class individual
activities, such as in-class
question-solving.
Students are expected to
participate actively during
lectures, and they should be
ready anytime to solve problems
on the calculation sheet provided
on KHAS Learn. Students should
have their calculators during
lectures.
Instructions regarding
individual/teamwork, due date
and final late submission date
will be provided for each project
on KHAS Learn. The project
reports are to be submitted
online on KHAS Learn. If the
submission is late, a penalty will
apply. The details regarding the
grading policy will be provided
for each project.
Weekly Course Plan
Week
Subjects
1.
Module 1: Introduction to World of
Statics Introduction and Units
2.
Module 1: Introduction to World of
Statics Force Vectors.
Related Preparation
Preparation for online MyLab platform, assignment/report
submission guidelines.
In-class practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 1 of the recommended textbook.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 2 of the recommended textbook.
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3.
Module 2: Forces and Equilibrium
Equilibrium of Particle
4.
Module 2: Forces and Equilibrium
Force Resultants
5.
Module 2: Forces and Equilibrium
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
6.
Module 3: Structural Analysis
Trusses
7.
Module 3: Structural Analysis
Beams and Frames
8.
Module 3: Structural Analysis
Internal Forces
9.
Project 2 Presentations
13.
Module 4: Centroid, Moment of
Inertia and Friction
Center of Gravity+ Centroid
Module 4: Centroid, Moment of
Inertia and Friction
Moment of Inertia
Module 4: Centroid, Moment of
Inertia and Friction
Friction
Review
14.
Final Project and Oral Discussion
10.
11.
12.
Demonstration of the equilibrium of forces experiment.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 3 of the recommended textbook.
Demonstration of the equilibrium of forces experiment.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 4 of the recommended textbook.
Demonstration of the beam experiment.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 5 of the recommended textbook.
Introduction to the Project: Analysis and Design of a Truss
Bridge. Conducting the statically determinate truss
experiment.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 6 of the recommended textbook.
Project: Analysis of Truss Bridges
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 6 of the recommended textbook.
Introduction to the Project: Building Truss Bridge.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 7 of the recommended textbook.
Presentation for the design, construction and testing of
wooden Truss Bridges
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 9 of the recommended textbook.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 10 of the recommended textbook.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Reading: Chapter 8 of the recommended textbook.
In-class MyLab practice problems.
Preparation for final project
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