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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Equilibrium of Physical Systems CIV 102 Spring 02+04+00 Elective 4 7
Academic Unit: Civil Engineering Department
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: -
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: Understand mechanisms that keeps physical systems at equilibrium.
Course Contents: 1. Introduction to basic civil engineering concepts.
2. Force concept, different force types acting around the universe.
3. Understanding vector algebra.
4. Moment concept.
5. Balance concept, forces, and moments at the equilibrium state.
6. Concept of static and concept of stable and the difference between them.
7. Free body diagrams.
8. Basic connection types used in common civil engineering applications.
9. Understanding truss systems
10. Couple moment concept.
11. Distributed load concept, first area integrals.
12. Moment of inertia concept, second area integrals.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Be able to determine the forces and moments acting on physical systems and their directions.
  • 2- Be able to determine if a physical system is at balance or not.
  • 3- Be able to determine if a physical system stable, static or both.
  • 4- Be able to analyze physical systems and solve them using vector algebra.
  • 5- Be able to identify and name different connection types.
  • 6- Be able to conduct/ design experiments, do analysis and present observations.
  • 7- Be able to understand the moment of inertia concept and calculate moment of inertia of different cross sections by taking second area integrals.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: The course consists of 4 basic modules. Modules often start with an experiment that reveals the necessity of the concept that will be analyzed within the module. Students later are asked to present their observations and do small projects related to the concept to be able to interiorize the knowledge. Enthusiasm at class is graded 30% and is assessed by the mentor while the written and oral presentations of the projects are graded 35%. 5% of the presentation grade is assessed by the peers and the written and oral presentations have the same 15% weight. In-class reports are weigted 15%. The rest of the overall grade, 20%, then covered by the final exam.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Module 1 Force: Bridge design using spagetties. Loading bridges with weights, understanding forces acting on a physical system. Introduction to vector algebra. Equilibrium of forces experimental set-up.
2 Module 2 Moment: Understanding moment concept through experiments. Class exercises. Understanding couple moment concept. Class exercises. Continuous and indeterminate beam experimental set-up. Pipe wrench experiment.
3 Module 3 Balance and Equilibrium: Understanding balance and equilibrium, stable and static through experiments. Class exercises. Equilibrium of forces experimental set-up. Bowl and a ball experiment.
4 Module 3 Balance and Equilibrium: Understanding free body diagrams via experiments. Project: FBD of Eiffel Tower, report writing and presentations. Class discussions/ presentations.
5 Module 3 Balance and Equilibrium: Connections and connection types. Reactions at connections. Internal forces acting on a beam. Continuous and indeterminate beam experimental set-up.
6 Module 3 Balance and Equilibrium: Truss systems, their balance and equilibrium. MiniProject: Observing/photographing civil engineering applications around us. Short report writing. Redundant truss experimental set up. Class discussions.
7 Module 4 Area Integrals: Understanding distributed loads via experiments. Class exercises. Introduction to area integrals. Automatic data acquisition unit experimental set-up. Class discussions.
8 Module 4 Area Integrals: Understanding moment of inertia concept via experiments. Introduction to second area integrals. Class exercises. Inclined table experimental set up. Class discussions.
9 Project:Calculating moment of inertia of different I beams. Report writing, presentation, discussions. Class exercises. Class presentations/discussions.
10 Site trip. Load transfer mechanisms. Trip report preperation. In-stu observations, discussions. Presentations.
11 Project: Re-doing the 1st week’s bridge design experiments together with better understanding of forces. Solving bridge systems by hand. Class discussions. Peer-competitions.
12 Project presentation on bridge design. Discussions. Class discussions/ presentations.
13 Final wrap up.
14 Final exam.


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Engineering Mechanics Statics by Hibbeler, University Physics by Young&Freedman


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 30
Final Exam 1 20
In-Class Application Reports 6 15
Project Reports 4 15
Project Presentations (Faculty member review) 4 15
Project Presentations (Peer review) 4 5
Total: 33 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Final Exam177
In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active14228
In-Class Studies where Students are Active14342
Out-of-Class Studies where Students are Active14456
Presentation of Project Reports14342
Total Workload (hour):175


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

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