Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering
MEC 323/BME 323: Statics and Mechanics of Materials
Course Outline (Fall 2025)
Instructor Information
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Instructor Name: Dr. Ahmad Ghasempoor, P.Eng.
Office Location: EPH 320
Office Hours: posted on D2L
Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 556422
Course Website: my.torontomu.ca (for courses using D2L)
Email Address: aghasemp@torontomu.ca
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Instructor Name: Dr. Hua Lu
Office Location: EPH 334B
Office Hours: TBA
Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 556427
Course Website: my.torontomu.ca (for courses using D2L)
Email Address: hlu@torontomu.ca
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Instructor Name: Dr. Kourosh Zareinia, P.Eng.
Office Location: EPH 305
Office Hours: TBA
Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 557688
Course Website: my.torontomu.ca (for courses using D2L)
Email Address: kourosh.zareinia@torontomu.ca
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MEC 323 Prerequisites
MTH 141, MTH 240, PCS 211
BME 323 Prerequisites
BME 100, CHY 102, CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240, PCS 125, PCS 211
Antirequisites: MEC323
Compulsory Texts
● Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics, 12th edition, Beer, Johnston, Mazurek, McGrawHill, 2019. (BJ) ($183.79 for loose-leaf copy, $70.00 for time limited access).
● Mechanics of Materials, 4th edition, Craig, Taleff, John Wiley & Sons, 2020. (MM) ($275.95
for paperback copy, $71 for time-limited access).
Calendar Description
Statics will cover rigid body equilibrium, including: two and three-force members, trusses, frames
and machines. Mechanics of materials will cover introductory stress and strain, Hooke's Law, axial
and torsional loading and statically indeterminate problems.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the successful student will have demonstrated that s/he:
1. Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of key concepts related to engineering
fundamentals. Applies science knowledge, skills, and competency in modeling and solving
engineering problems in components, process, and systems. (1c)
2. Applies mathematics and computations to solve mathematical models. (2b)
3. Formulate mathematical models using engineering principles in statics and apply numerical
computations to solve the math models. (2b)
4. Selects and uses an appropriate method for problem definition. Applies engineering
principles to define an accurate problem statement. (4a)
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Note: Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board. See the CEAB Graduate Attributes and Indicators document for
more information.
Course Organization
● 4 hours of lecture per week
● 1 hour of lab/tutorial per week
Note, the lecture, lab/tutorial and assessment will be carried out in person. If this condition is
changed, the logistics for online delivery will be posted on D2L.
Course Evaluation
Evaluation Component
Percentage of Final Grade
Quizzes (5x9.5%)
47.5%
Computer Assignment
2.5%
Final Exam
50%
Total:
100%
Except where requests for Academic Consideration are granted, late submissions, 1 minute to
24 hours, will have 50% penalty and more than 24 hours will have 100% penalty.
Examinations
● Quizzes during lab/tutorial time slot,
o 50 minutes in a one-hour time slot,
o closed book
o Each section may have different quizzes.
● Final exam, during exam period,
o three hours,
o closed book
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o cumulative, covers Weeks 1-13
o Each section may have a different final exam.
Course Content
(Note - chapter and section numbers given below are only to be used as a guideline)
1. Review of force system resultants (3, BJ)
2. Centroids, Composite Bodies, and Distributed Loads (5.1-5.3, BJ)
3. Equilibrium of a rigid body (4, BJ - Note, Vector method must be used for all 3D equilibrium
problems)
4. Plane Trusses, Frames and Machines (6, except for 6.1D, BJ)
5. Internal forces developed in structural members (7.1, BJ)
6. Friction (8.1,8.2A, BJ)
7. Stress and Strain (2.1-2.8, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, MM)
8. Axial deformation (3.1-3.9, MM)
9. Torsion (4.1-4.9, MM)
Laboratory/Tutorials/Assignments
Week
Title
1
None
2
Tutorial 1
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Week
Title
3
Quiz 1
4
Tutorial 2
5
Quiz 2
6
Tutorial 3
7
None
8
Quiz 3
9
Tutorial 4
10
Quiz 4
11
Tutorial 5, computer assignment due
12
Quiz 5
13
Tutorial 6
This schedule is tentative. Any changes will be announced in a timely manner via D2L.
Quizzes will be graded in a timely manner based on the Department and the University rules.
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Faculty Course Survey
Students may be required to complete this survey during the week of 10, 11 or 12 of the term.
University Policies
All students are expected to read, understand, and abide by the MIME Course Management
Policy, and all specific TMU Policies linked into that document.
Approved by,
Dr. Der Chyan (Bill) Lin
Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering
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