GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
STATICS/MM201
Course Title: STATICS
Credits 4 ECTS 4
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mahmut OZBAY, Assoc.Prof. Ezgi GUNAY, Assist.Prof. Osman Selim TURKBAS, Lecturer Tunc APATAY
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozbaym,websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/egunay,websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/turkbas, websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tapatay
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ozbaym@gazi.edu.tr, turkbas@gazi.edu.tr, egunay@gazi.edu.tr, tapatay@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Gaining the ability to drawing free body diagrams in the mechanical systems and to analyze the forces.
Learning the equivalent force systems to analyze the forces.
Learning the internal loadings to solve the strength of materials problems.
Learning the theory and applications of engineering mechanics applied to a rigid body subjected to a coplanar system of forces.
Learning the theory and applications of engineering mechanics applied to to the general case of three dimensional force systems acting on a body.
Learning the geometrical properties of the cross-sections to solve the mechanics of materials prooblems.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  GENERAL PRINCIPLES: fundemental concepts, units of measurement.
2. Week  FORCE VECTORS: vector operations, cartesian vectors, position vectors, addition&subtraction of cartesian vectors
3. Week  FORCE VECTORS: force vectors directed along a line, dot product. EQUILIBRIUM OF A PARTICLE: condition for the equilibrium of a particle, the free bod
4. Week  EQUILIBRIUM OF A PARTICLE: coplanar force systems, three dimensional force systems
5. Week  FORCE SYSTEM RESULTANTS: cross product, moment of a force, moment of a force about a specified axis.Moment of a couple
6. Week  EQUILIBRIUM OF A RIGID BODY: equilibrium equations in twothree dimensioanal force systems, free body diagrams, two & three force members
7. Week  Midterm 1
8. Week  STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: simple trusses
9. Week  STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: frames & machines.
10. Week  INTERNAL FORCES: internal forces developed in structural members, shear & moment diagrams.
11. Week  INTERNAL FORCES: internal forces developed in structural members, shear & moment diagrams.
12. Week  Midterm II.
13. Week  FRICTION:characteristics of dry friction, problems involving dry friction.
14. Week  CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CENTROID: center of gravity, center of mass & centroid for a body, composite bodies.
15. Week  MOMENT OF INERTIA: moments of inertia for areas & masses, parallel-axis theorem, product of inertia for an area
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1- Engineering Mechanics-Statics, R. C. Hibbeler, Prentice Hall Inc, USA 2-Vector Mechanics for Engineers-Statics, Mc-Graw Hill Comp., England
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
7
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
4
1
4
 Reading
8
1
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
1
8
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
8
16
 Final and Studying for Final
1
8
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.X
2Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situationsX
3Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.X
4Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologiesX
5Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusionsX
6Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issueX
7The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidenceX
8Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in Turkish Language and, at minimum, one foreign languageX
9Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technologyX
10Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethicsX
11Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issuesX
12Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanityX