CEE 100
Statics


Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

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Course Description
CEE 100: Statics (Required for a BSEnvE degree)

Introduction to engineering problems and their solutions through a study of the statics of particles and rigid bodies. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
MATH 211 (Calculus I)
Co-requisite: PHYS 231N (University Physics)
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Vector Mechanics For Engineers (6th edition), by Beer & Johnston, McGraw-Hill.
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to

  1. draw free body diagrams of truss, beam, and/or frame structures,
  2. use equilibrium equations to analyze 2-d and 3-d engineering problems,
  3. find moment at any point in a 2-d and/or 3-d structure,
  4. find the centroids of 1-d, 2-d, and 3-d objects,
  5. find reaction forces and/or moments at the support for 2-d and 3-d problems,
  6. find member forces of truss structures (using methods of joints, sections),
  7. draw shear, moment diagrams for beams, under various loading and different boundary conditions,
  8. analyze and solve frictional problems
  9. find the moment of inertias of cross sections with various geometries
Topics Covered
  1. Introduction, Statics of Particles (7 hours)
  2. Rigid (7 hours)
  3. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies (3 hours)
  4. Distributed Forces, Centroids (3 hours)
  5. Analysis of Structures (6 hours)
  6. Forces in Beams & Cables (6 hours)
  7. Friction (6 hours)
  8. Distributed Forces, Moment of Inertia (6 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Available (for highly motivated students)
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits Engineering topics: 3 credits General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's

  1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, and engineering science to civil and environmental engineering problems
  2. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and to develop a solution
Prepared by
Duc T. Nguyen <nguyen@cee.odu.edu>
Date of Preparation
March 8, 2003