C&ENVENG 1010 - Engineering Mechanics - Statics
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code C&ENVENG 1010 Course Engineering Mechanics - Statics Coordinating Unit School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week (Sem 1) per week; Up to 8 hours (Summer School) per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge High school Physics & Maths (basic algebra, geometry, calculus) Assessment exam, online assessments Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Terry Bennett
Dr Andrew MacKinnonCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Define Newton's laws of motion. 2 Recall trigonometric laws and apply to the addition and decomposition of vectors quantities. 3 Identify the moment of a force and calculate its value about a specified axis. Define the moment of a couple. 4 Describe the concept of dry friction and analyse the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to this force. 5 Construct "Free Body Diagrams" of real world problems and apply Newton's Laws of motion and vector operations to evaluate equilibrium of particles and bodies. 6 Apply the principles of equilibrium of particles and bodies to analyse the forces in planar truss members. 7 Discuss the concepts of "centre of gravity" and "centroids" and compute their location for bodies of arbitrary shape. 8 Apply the concepts used for determining centre of gravity and centroids to find the resultant of a generally distributed loading. 9 Implement methods learnt for equilibrium of bodies and the resultant of a generally distributed loading to compute the internal forces in beams. Generalise the procedure to construct bending moments and shear force diagrams (internal forces) University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1 - 9 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
A full set of lecture notes will be available via MyUni or for purchase from the print centre.
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Recommended Resources
There are lots of text books available that cover the subject of Statics, the following few are recommended as supplementary resources to the course content in MyUni. Many worked examples and tutorial questions are available to use as additional practice exercises.
Engineering Mechanics - Statics (12th Edition in SI units), R.C. Hibbeler
Mechanics for Engineers - Statics (13th edition), R.C. Hibbeler and K.B. Yap
Engineering Mechanics: Statics, J.L. Meriam and L.G. Kraige
Engineering Mechanics volume 1: Equilibrium, C. Hartsuijker and J.W. Welleman
In addition to textbooks, there is a substantial volume of resources available on the internet that students can tap into.
Online Learning
Formative (practice questions) and summative (marked) assessments will be delivered in MyUni.
Where necessary, outside of formal contact times, communication and distribution of materials will be via e-mail and/or MyUni. It is student responsibility to check these regularly. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The formal learning activities are a combination of lecture and tutorial style formats. For example, new material will be presented and supported by problem solving exercises (formative assessment) to be completed by students. Students will benefit from participation in the interactive environment during classtime, and students are encouraged to seek further clarification of theory presented from the learning support provided in the Drop-In zone adjacent to the Maths Learning Centre.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Activity Contact hours Scheduled Class 36 tutorial 14 Onlines Assessments 16 Private study 87 Exam 3 Total 156
As a guide, students can be expected to have a workload of approximately 10 hours per week during teaching weeks, with the remainder of private study dedicated to exam preparation.
Learning Activities Summary
No information currently available.
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
The timing of each assessment task (all are summative) is to be advised.
Assessment Tasks Weighting Duration Learning Outcomes Online tests 40% 30 min (each) 1 - 9 Final Examination 60% 3 hr 1 - 9 Total 100% Assessment Related Requirements
Both the combined total mark and a minimum mark of 40% in the final examination will be used to assess whether you pass the course.
Assessment Detail
There will be up to six (6) online / written tests. Each test will require approximately 30-minutes to undertake. These assements will be open book and available for the students to complete outside of the formal teaching hours, but within a specified time period upon release. It will also provide the opportunity for students to receive timely feedback.
There will be one (1) final written examination undertaken at the end of semester. The examination will be 3-hours and conducted under closed book conditions.
Full worked solutions to past examinations will not be provided. Some past exam papers are available in the Barr Smith Library, however the exam format and syllabus has changed significantly since 2008.Submission
As indicated in Section 4.1, the format of the formal learning activities are designed to encourage interaction with students and provide the opportunity for problems to be completed in class. This allows immediate formative feedback to be provided on student performance. Students are expected to reflect on their progress.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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