ENGG1802: Engineering Mechanics (2013 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ENGG1802: Engineering Mechanics (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Shen, Luming
Dr Jabbarzadeh, Ahmad |
| Session options: | Semester 2, Summer Main |
| Versions for this Unit: | |
| Site(s) for this Unit: |
https://elearning.sydney.edu.au |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of and competence in solving statics problems in engineering. Tutorial sessions will help students to improve their group work and problem solving skills, and gain competency in extracting a simplified version of a problem from a complex situation. Emphasis is placed on the ability to work in 3D as well as 2D, including the 2D and 3D visualization of structures and structural components, and the vectorial 2D and 3D representations of spatial points, forces and moments. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Jabbarzadeh, Ahmad
Dr Shen, Luming |
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| Timetable: | ENGG1802 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: One hour plus two hour session each week. Attendance at tutorials is compulsory. Students MUST attend the tutorials specified on their individual University timetable. The tutorial problems from the specified text are listed on the documents on the unit website. Independent Study: A minimum of 6 hours per week is expected. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Ability to extract a simplified version of a problem from a complex situation | Design (Level 1) |
| Basic proficiency in solving statics problems in engineering. Basic proficiency in constructing visual representations of structures and structural components in 2D and 3D. | Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 1) |
| Basic report writing. | Communication (Level 1) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design (Level 1)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Long Quiz 1: Week 4 Quiz. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Long Quiz 2: Week 8 Quiz. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Long Quiz 3: Week 13 Quiz. Closed book and based on the material covered to date. Assignment: Assignment 1 Quiz: Multiple In-Tutorial Closed Book Short Quizzes |
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| Grading: |
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| Faculty Policies & Procedures: | Academic Honesty in Coursework. All students must submit a cover sheet for all assessment work that declares that the work is original and not plagiarised from the work of others. Coursework assessment and examination policy. The faculty policy is to use standards based assessment for units where grades are returned and criteria based assessment for Pass/Fail only units. Norm referenced assessment will only be used in exceptional circumstances and its use will need to be justified to the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Special consideration for illness or misadventure may be considered when an assessment component is severely affected. This policy gives the details of the information that is required to be submitted along with the appropriate procedures and forms. Special Arrangements for Examination and Assessment. In exceptional circumstances alternate arrangements for exams or assessment can be made. However concessions for outside work arrangements, holidays and travel, sporting and entertainment events will not normally be given. Student Appeals against Academic Decisions. Students have the right to appeal any academic decision made by a school or the faculty. The appeal must follow the appropriate procedure so that a fair hearing is obtained. Note that policies regarding assessment submission, penalties and assessment feedback depend upon the individual unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, will be found above with other assessment details in this unit outline. All university policies can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/policy Various request forms for the Faculty of Engineering and IT can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/forms/ |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Online Course Content: | https://elearning.sydney.edu.au |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Introduction, Vectors, Newton’s Laws |
| Forces, Moments | |
| Week 2 | Resultants |
| Couple | |
| Week 3 | Moments and Couples in 3D |
| 3D force systems | |
| Week 4 | Resultants in 3D |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 1 | |
| Week 5 | Equilibrium in 2D |
| Week 6 | Equilibrium in 3D |
| Plane Trusses, Methods of Joints and Sections | |
| Week 7 | Methods of Joints and Sections |
| Space Trusses, Frames and Machines | |
| Week 8 | Centre of Mass and Centroids |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 2 | |
| Week 9 | Centre of Mass and Centroids |
| Distributed forces for Beams | |
| Week 10 | Beams-External Effects |
| Types of Friction, Dry Friction | |
| Assessment Due: Assignment 1 | |
| Week 11 | Principles of Virtual Work and Equilibrium |
| Flexible Belts | |
| Week 12 | Potential Energy and Stability |
| Week 13 | Revision |
| Assessment Due: Long Quiz 3 | |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | No lectures; No Tutorials |
| Exam Period | No Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design (Level 1) | Yes | 21.46% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 1) | Yes | 78.55% |
| Information Seeking (Level 1) | No | 0% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
