Unit will focus on Engineering Statics, covering topics such as resolution of forces and moments, free body diagrams, support reactions, equilibrium in rigid bodies, trusses frames and machines, method of sections, method of joints, centroids, distributed forces, vibrations and friction. There will be extensive use of both 2D and 3D examples and solution methods by either resolution in the principle axes or by using vectors. Its main aim is to prepare students for 2nd year civil units such as Structural Mechanics.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Civil Engineering |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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ENGG1802 or AMME1802 |
Assumed knowledge
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HSC Mathematics Extension 1 |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Yixiang Gan, yixiang.gan@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Peter Cafe, peter.cafe@sydney.edu.au |