Module manager: Dr Y Sheng
Email: Y.Sheng@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2009/10
This module is not approved as an Elective
On completion of this module students should understand the fundamental principles of mechanics relevant to Civil Engineers which underlie subsequent courses in Structural Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Geotechnics.
1. Statics - the definition and concept of equilibrium.
2. Definition of forces, stresses and strains.
3. Elasticity, Hookes law, and the behaviour of simple spring systems.
4. Resolution and addition of forces.
5. Moments and couples.
6. Bending moments and couples.
7. Bending moments and shear forces - Gallileo's analysis of a beam, illustrate with BM and SF diagrams of a simple supported beam.
8. Centroids of area, the neutral axis and second moments area.
9. The Mohr's circle of stress.
10. The concept of plasticity.
11. Newton's law of motion.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example Class | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 2 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Lecture | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Private study hours | 75 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 25 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course MCQ | MCQ Test | 10 |
| In-course MCQ | MCQ Test | 10 |
| Problem Sheet | Formative assessment: problem sheet | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | Formative assessment: problem sheet | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | Formative assessment: problem sheet | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | Formative assessment: problem sheet | 5 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40 | |
100% by exam
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 15/07/2010
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