EGR 220 Engineering Statics

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course introduces the concepts of engineering based on forces in equilibrium. Topics include concentrated forces, distributed forces, forces due to friction, and inertia as they apply to machines, structures, and systems. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems which require the ability to analyze systems of forces in static equilibrium.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Pre-requisite(s): PHY 251.
Co-requisite(s): MAT 272.
Course is typically offered in Fall.
Course has transfer restrictions - 20 years

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of this course, the students should be able to do the following with at least 70% accuracy:

Compute resultant forces, moments, couples, distributed loads, and conditions for equilibrium.
Analyze rigid bodies in 2 and 3 dimensions for equilibrium.
Analyze structural members and trusses for equilibrium.
Calculate frictional forces on bodies.
Calculate center of gravity and centroids for homogeneous and composite bodies.
Calculate moment of inertia for homogeneous and composite bodies.