Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)
ENGINEERING MECHANICS, BASIC COURSEFMEA10
Credits: 9. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. FMEA10 overlaps following cours/es: FME090. Compulsory for: I1. Course coordinator: Associate Prof. Aylin Ahadi, aylin.ahadi@mek.lth.se, Mechanics. Recommended prerequisits: FMA420 Linear Algebra, FMAA05 Calculus in One Variable. Assessment: Written exam. Written project report. Parts: 2. Home page: http://www.mek.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to:

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Statics: Forces, moments, couples and general force systems. Equivalent force systems. Equilibrium and free-body diagrams. Applications on equilibrium of material bodies. Distributed forces. Frames and machines. Centers of mass. Friction.

Dynamics: Kinematics and kinetics of particles (general) and rigid bodies (plane). Energy, work, linear and angular impulse and momentun. Impact.

Newtins laws. Kinetic for particles in 2D and 3D and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion. Vibrations of dumped and undumped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.

Literature
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Grundkurs, Liber, 2003.
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Problemsamling, Liber, 2003.
Computer Exercises in Mechanics for Industrial Engineers. Division of Mechanics, Lund University, latest edition.

Parts

Code: 0108. Name: Engineering Mechanics, Basic Course.
Higher education credits: 8. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Statics: Forces, moments, couples and general force systems. Equivalent force systems. Equilibrium and free-body diagrams. Applications on equilibrium of material bodies. Distributed forces. Frames and machines. Centers of mass. Friction. Dynamics: Kinematics and kinetics of particles (general) and rigid bodies (plane). Energy, work, linear and angular impulse and momentun. Impact. Newtins laws. Kinetic for particles in 2D and 3D and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion.

Code: 0208. Name: Mechanics, Project.
Higher education credits: 1. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Written project report. Contents: Vibrations of damped and undamped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.