GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
STATICS/İMM-221
Course Title: STATICS
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Dr. Abdullah KURT
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/~akurt/ , http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/akurt
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  akurt@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To provide the background for the mechanics of materials and design courses in the next semester.
The course handles the behaviour of engineering structures under the effect of external disturbancesforces.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  he mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisiteco-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  here is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to static: Vectors, crossdot products, Newton’s laws, unit systems.
2. Week  Introduction to static: Vectors, crossdot products, Newton’s laws, unit systems.
3. Week  Force systems: 23 dimensional force systems, componentsresultants of 23 dimensional forces.
4. Week  Force systems: Moment (moment about a pointa axis), Varignon’s theorem.
5. Week  Force systems: Equivalent forcecouple systems.
6. Week  Equilibrium: Newton’s 1st3rd laws:
7. Week  Equilibrium: Equilibrium of a particle, equilibrium in 23 dimensions, free-body diagram, equilibrium conditions.
8. Week  Mid-term exam.
9. Week  Structures: Analysis of plane trusses by methods of jointssection, framesmachines
10. Week  Center of masscentroids: Centroids of lines, areasvolumes, centroids of composite areas, theorems of Poppus Goldinus, distributed forces.
11. Week  Center of masscentroids: Centroids of lines, areasvolumes, centroids of composite areas, theorems of Poppus Goldinus, distributed forces.
12. Week  Center of masscentroids: Finding the center of gravity by the integral.
13. Week  Center of masscentroids: Moments of inertia (area moments of inertia, moments of inertia of composite areas, theorems of Steiner, principals moments o
14. Week  Beams: Type of beamsloadings, shear force, bending moment, torsional moment, diagrams of shear forcebending moment.
15. Week  Beams: Type of beamsloadings, shear force, bending moment, torsional moment, diagrams of shear forcebending moment.
16. Week  Friction: Statickinetic friction, friction angles, factors affecting friction, types of friction problems.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. BEER, F.P., JOHNSTON E.R., EISENBERG, E.R., Vector mechanics for engineers: StaticsDynamics, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, 2004 2. BEER, F
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Practise - Exercises
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
3
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
66
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.64
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The ability of choosing and design manufacturing systems by using contemprary methods, tools and TechnologiesX
2To be able to conduct both qualitative and quantitative scientific research methods and techniques in their major areaX
3The ability of using modern engineering methods such as computer software and contemporary methods to acquire knowledge in engineering design and analysisX
4The ability of leadership and working with multi-disciplinary projectsX
5The ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data of experimentsX
6The ability to select, develop and/or design a system, component, or process to meet desired performance, manufacturing capabilities and economic requirementsX
7Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityX
8The communication skill of oral and written Turkish and EnglishX
9The ability of identifying, presenting, formulating, and solving manufacturing engineering problemsX
10The ability of design, execution, to analyze and evaluate of manufacturing systemsX
11The ability to apply the basic and the principles of engineering sciences for solving manufacturing problemsX
12The ability to understand and comment on the impact of manufacturing engineering solutions in a national and global context