Engineering Mechanics
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 72 hours Face to Face + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
The aim of Mechanics of Structures is to introduce engineering students to the basic principles of equilibrium and the behaviour of structural elements and systems which include beams, struts, shafts and trusses under applied loads.
| Unit Learning Outcomes | |
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| On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: | |
| # | Unit Learning Outcome Description |
| ULO1 | Discern and determine the magnitude of loads acting on simple structural members (K1, K2, K3, S1) |
| ULO2 | Analyse rigid body equilibrium including: a. Construct free body diagrams showing the function of simple structural elements; b. Analyse the force(s) or moment(s) required to maintain a structure in equilibrium; c. Analyse external reactions on structural members under applied loading; d. Construct axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams for simple beams (K1, K2, K3, S1) |
| ULO3 | Analyse the behaviour of structural members including: a. Analyse section properties for simple cross sections; b. Analyse internal axial stresses, shear stresses and bending stresses in structural members such as beams, trusses, ties, struts, shafts and bolts (K1, K2, K3, S1) |
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
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| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
| Face to Face Contact | Class | 36 | 12 weeks | 3 | No Description |
| Face to Face Contact | Tutorial | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | No Description |
| Face to Face Contact | Laboratory | 12 | 12 weeks | 1 | No Description |
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12 | 12 weeks | 1 | No Description |
| Online Contact | Online Learning Activities | 6 | 12 weeks | 0.5 | No Description |
| Unspecified Learning Activities | Independent Learning | 60 | 12 weeks | 5 | No Description |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 | ||
Assessment
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Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) At least 40% in the final exam
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) in full will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Forces and Equilibrium: Force Vectors, Force System Resultants and Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
- Analysis of Trusses by Method of Joints and Method of Sections
- Analysis of Beams – Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
- Section Properties of Structural Members: Centre of Area (Centroid) of a Section and Second Moment of Area (Moment of Inertia) of a Section
- Stresses in Beams – Average Axial Stress, Average Shear Stress, Transverse and Longitudinal Shear Stress and Bending Stress
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.