COURSE OUTLINE

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Department

CODE DJJ 3053 CREDIT 3

COURSE NAME ENGINEERING MECHANICS SEMESTER/YEAR 3/2

INSTRUCTIONAL DURATION 15 weeks PRE-REQUISITE(S) None

LECTURER MOHAMAD HAFIZ BIN SALEH
EMAIL m.hafiz.saleh@polimelaka.edu.my HP NO. 019-6665086

PROGRAMME AIMS (PAI)

The Diploma in Mechanical Engineering graduates in Polytechnics, Ministry of Education Malaysia will have the knowledge,
technical skills, softskills and attitude to adapt themselves with new technological advancement and challenges in the
mechanical engineering field.

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO)

The Diploma in Mechanical Engineering programme shall produce semi-professionals who are:
1. Competent in knowledge and skills in the field of mechanical engineering according to industry requirements.
2. Effective in communication and contribute effectively as a team member with the capability of being a leader.
3. Ethically and socially responsible towards developing the community and the nation.
4. Able to demonstrate entrepreneurship skills and recognize the need of lifelong learning for a successful career advancement
and able to adapt themselves with new technological challenges in mechanical fields

PRORGAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLO)

Upon completion of the programme, graduates should be able to:
1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and social sciences to well-defined mechanical
engineering procedures and practices.
2. Analyse well-defined mechanical engineering problems with respect to operation and maintenance, including
troubleshooting
3. Conduct investigations and assist in the design of solutions for mechanical engineering systems
4. Apply appropriate techniques, resources, and engineering tools to well-defined mechanical engineering activities, with an
awareness of the limitations
5. Demonstrate an awareness and consideration for societal, health, safety, legal
and cultural issues and their consequent responsibilities
6. Communicate effectively with the engineering community and society at large.
7. Function effectively as an individual and as a member in diverse technical teams
8. Demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics, responsibilities and
norms of engineering practices
9. Demonstrate an awareness of management, business practices and entrepreneurship
10. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of engineering practices, taking into account the needs for sustainable
development
11.Recognise the needs for professional development and to engage in independent and lifelong learning
COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGINEERING MECHANICS focuses on theoretical knowledge in statics and dynamics. This course provides students with
fundamental understanding of forces and equilibrium, resultants, equilibrium of a particles and structural analysis. This course
also covers kinematics and kinetics of particles. This course also exposes the students to the demonstration of experiments in
Engineering Mechanics.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME (CLO)
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Analyze problems related to statics and dynamics based on the concept and principles of engineering mechanics and data
from the experiments in relation to the theoretical aspects. (C4, PLO2)
2. Organize appropriately experiments in groups according to the Standard Operating Procedures. (P4, PLO4)
3. Demonstrate ability to work in team to complete assigned tasks during practical work sessions. (A3, PLO7)
 COURSE SUMMARY (30 LECTURE : 30 PRACTICAL)
TOPIC TITLE
1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS (02:00)
This topic introduces basic concepts in engineering mechanics and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
2 FORCE VECTOR (06:00)
This topic introduces the differentiation between scalars and vector, vector operations, and analysis of force vector in plane
and space.
3 EQUILIBRIUM (04:00)
This topic discusses the concept and analysis of equilibrium of particles in coplanar system.
4 STRUCTURES (06:00)

This topic introduces the concept to analyze truss structures by using methods of joints and methods of sections.
5 KINEMATICS OF PARTICLES (06:00)

This topic introduces the basic concepts on kinematics and rectilinear motion of particles. It covers the definition of position,
velocity and acceleration of moving particle. It also covers the analysis of uniform and non-uniform accelerated motion. It also
discusses the relationship between linear motion and angular motion.
6 KINETICS OF PARTICLES (06:00)
This topic deals with kinetics of particles. It covers the application of Newton’s Second Law and the principles of work and
energy of a system.

PRACTICAL (00:30)
This topic exposes the students to conduct experiments and write appropriate report on fundamentals of statics, equilibrium,
structure, velocity and acceleration and force and motion. Apart from this, students will apply appropriately the principles of
good practice for measuring experimental data for each experiment.
CONTINUOS ASSESSMENT

NO ASSESSMENT TASK %
1 QUIZ (min 2) 10
2 TEST (min 2) 20
3 END OF CHAPTER (min 1) 10
4 PRACTICAL TASK (min 4) 5
5 LAB REPORT (min 4) 5
TOTAL 50

REFERENCES
MAIN
1.Hibbeler, R. C. (2004). Engineering Mechanics: Statics 3rd SI Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Singapore. 2.Hibbeler, R. C. (2011).
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, 12th Edition, Prentice Hall
ADDITIONAL
1.Ferdinand, P. B. and Russell Johnston, Jr. (1987). Mechanics for Engineers- Dynamics, McGraw Hill International Editions. ISBN
0-07-100135-2
2.Hibbeler, R. C. (2004). Statics and Mechanics of Materials. SI Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Singapore

3.Meriam J.L. & Craige L. G. (1993). Engineering Mechanics Volume Two: Dynamics, John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN 0-471-59273-0
4.Meriam,J.L. and Kraige,L.G. (1997). Engineering Mechanics: Statics 4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York
5.Das,Braja M, Kassimali,Aslam and Sami, Sedat. (1994). Engineering Mechanics Dynamics. Richard D.Irwin,Inc, United States of
America.

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