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Area/Catalogue
MENG 1012

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
152102

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Engineering

Course aim

This course will provide foundational knowledge of Statics and a basic understanding of Dynamics that will prepare you for the design, modeling and analysis of structural and mechanical systems. In the course, you will develop analytical and problem solving skills to model and analyse; forces, moments and their effects on the equilibrium state of particles, rigid bodies and structural members.

Course content

This course will provide foundational knowledge of Statics and a basic understanding of Dynamics that will prepare you for the design, modeling and analysis of structural and mechanical systems. In the course, you will develop analytical and problem solving skills to model and analyse; forces, moments and their effects on the equilibrium state of particles, rigid bodies and structural members.

Textbook(s)

F.P. Beer, E.R Johnston Jr., E.R. Eisenberg, and D. Mazurek 2009, Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 9th, McGraw Hill

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
External (Online lectures using recorded materials and other online resources) 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External N/A x 13 weeks
Workshop N/A x 2 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment project report, Examination, In-class assessment: quizzes (x5) - 20%, exercises - 10%

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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