Faculty of Engineering

Department of Petroleum Engineering


 Module Guide 2014/15

Engineering Mechanics (Winter semester)



Module Code                                                   PENG 205
Module Level                                                   2
Module Credit                                                 3
Semester                                                           1
Module Lecturer                                             Dr.-Ing. Ahmed Al-Mukhtar
Other Module Team Members                      TBC 
Pre-requisites                                                   None   
Co-requisites                                                    None
Student class contact time                               30 hours
Student lab contact time                                  NA
Timetable details                                              TBC

1. Mechanics I: Statics (PENG 205) 
The aim of this course is to teach students be able to solve basic problems in mechanics and to understand the underlying theory. The course covers exercises corresponding to the topics of the lecture to enhance the understanding of basic problems by special examples.
2. Module Description     
This course is provided to the engineering students with the basic skills in static and strength of materials. It provides a clear and thorough demonstration of the theory and application of engineering static and strength of materials. Among the main concepts that are covered in this course are vectors, equilibrium of a particle, equilibrium of a rigid body, trusses and frames, internal forces, centroids, and moment of inertia, concept of stress, stress and strain-axial loading and pure bending

3. Learning Outcomes
 * To understand and use the general ideas of force vectors and equilibrium of particle and rigid body.
 * To understand and use the general ideas of structural analysis and internal force and friction.
 * To understand and use the general ideas of center of gravity, centroids and moments of inertia.
4. Assessment Details 
Assessment Tasksweighting
for components (%)Hand-in date
(university week)Rationale for the taskFinal exam_ Winter Semester Only
60Check University Exam timetableTo demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the module content

5. Teaching and Learning Details
   The “Engineering Mechanics” (PENG 205) is a theory based module. This part considers vectors, equilibrium of a particle, trusses and frames, internal forces, centroids, and moment of inertia, concept of stress, stress and strain-axial loading and pure bending
6. Outline Syllabus
1. General principals
2. Force vectors
3. Equilibrium of a particle
4. Force system resultants
5. Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
6. Structural Analysis
7. Internal Forces
8. Friction
9. Center of Gravity and Centroid
10. Moments of Inertia

7. Reading and Learning Support List
1. Engineering Mechanics, Static and Dynamics, Eighth Edition, 1997.
2. Engineering Mechanics -Statics, 12th Edition, R. C. Hibbeler, 2009. 
3. Engineering Mechanics 1, Statics, 2nd Edition, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Gross, Berlin, 2013. 
4. Mechanics of Materials, by F. Beer , E. Johnston & J. DeWolf , 3nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, UK, 2001
8. Plagiarism and Collusion  
   All students are strongly advised to be familiar with Student Codes of Conduct on this matter and be aware of the Soran University and KRG Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research procedures as outlined in the: “Teaching Quality Assurance”, etc. 










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