Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujarat, Electrical Engineering Semester 1, ENGINEERING MECHANICS Syllabus

Unit-1 Introduction 
Introduction of Mechanics, Fundamental concepts and
idealization of mechanics, Fundamental principles & Laws of
mechanics, Scalar and Vector Quantities, Components , unit
vectors and position vector, Composition and resolution of
vector, System of Units
Unit-2 Fundamental of Static 
2.1 Coplanar Concurrent Force system
Introduction of Force , Effect of force and Characteristics of
force, Types of force, Type of force systems, Principle of
Transmissibility, Resultant of force systems, Resolution of a
single force , Composition and Resolution of force system,
Resolution method for coplanar concurrent force system
2.2 Moments and Couples
Moment of a force, Principle of moments, Coplanar applications,
Parallel force system, Couples, Equivalent couples, Operations
with couples, Equivalent system of forces
2.3 Coplanar Non-Concurrent Force system
Introduction, Resultant of coplanar non-concurrent force system,
Concentrated and distributed loads
2.4 Equilibrium of Rigid bodies
Equilibrium, Resultant & Equilibrant, Principle of action and
reaction, Free body diagram & Lami’s theorem, Tensions of
strings, condition of equilibrium for Coplanar concurrent forces
& Coplanar non-concurrent forces, Equilibrium of Coplanar
concurrent forces, Equilibrium of Coplanar non-concurrent
forces
2.5 Forces in Space
Introduction, Force in space, resultant of concurrent forces in
space, equilibrium of particle in space.
Unit-3 Friction
Friction and its applications, Types of friction and Laws of dry
friction, Angle of friction, Angle of repose, Coefficient of
friction, Block Friction, Ladder friction, Wedge friction
Unit-4 Introduction to Beams
Types of load, supports and beams, support reaction for
Statically determinate beam
Unit-5 Centroid and Centre of Gravity
Introduction, basic definitions and their understanding, Concept
of centre of gravity, Centroids of Linear elements & Planar
elements, Determination of centroids by integrations, Centroids
of Composite sections ( 1D, 2D)
Unit-6 Fundamentals of Kinematics and Kinetics of Particles
Rectilinear motion, Curvilinear motion, Motion of rigid bodies,
Velocity and acceleration, Newton’s law of motion, Energy and
momentum.