Department of Electrical Engineering

Basic Mechanical Engineering

Credit &
3 ( 2 + 1) 32 + 48 Course Code: ME03113
Contact Hours:
MAT01108 Calculus and
Course Level: ✘ UG PG Prerequisite(s):
Analytical Geometry
Humanities and Computing
Social Sciences Foundation
Course Non- Management Core
✘ Engineering
Category: Engineering Sciences Elective
Natural ✘ Interdisciplinary Engineering
Sciences Elective
Semester Specific Information:
Semester: Fall 2023 Lab Instructor: Dr. M.Punhal Sahto
Instructor
Instructor: Dr. M.Punhal Sahto Punhal.sahto@me.uol.edu.pk
Email:
Instructor
MED 212-2
Office:
Section A:
Lec: Friday: 11:00 – 1:00 Mon: 11:00 – 13:00
Schedule: Tues: 08:00 – 10:00
Lab: Tue: 11:00 – 2:00 Visiting Hours: Wed: 09:00 – 11:00
Thu: 08:00 – 10:00

Textbook(s):
1. Engineering Mechanics Statics Volume 1 by J.L. Meriem and L.G Kraige.
2. Engineering Mechanics Dynamics Volume 2 by J.L. Meriem and L.G Kraige
Reference Book(s):
1. Engineering dynamics and Statics by R.C. HIBBELER.
Grading Policy:
Grade A A– B+ B C+ C D+ D F
% Marks ≥85% 80%–84% 75%–79% 70%–74% 65%–69% 60%–64% 55%–59% 50%–54% <50%
Assessment Tools:
Assessment Tool Weightage Comments
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
Lab 20%
Mid–Term Exam 20%
Final Exam 40%
Course Description:
This course starts with the basics of engineering statics. Then Newton’s lars of motion are discussed and different
concepts relating to engineering dynamics. This course proceeds with different numerical problems relating to laws
of equilibrium. Finally, in the end mechanical properties of different materials are discussed.

Main Topics to be Covered:

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 Force into its rectangular components

 Vector quantities and units
 Laws of equilibrium on practical problems
 Free body diagram
 Supports like roller support, pin support and pin support
 Newton’s laws of motion
 Displacement, velocity, acceleration and jerk
 Idea of moment and couple and its application
 Work done by a force, mass and spring
 Concepts related to engineering dynamics
 Resultants of forces and couples
 numerical problems related to laws of equilibrium
 Principle of transmissibility and gravitational law
 Different types of motion
 Mechanical properties of materials
 Dynamics of particles as well as rigid body
 Applications of mechanics to the engineering discipline

Course Learning Outcomes:

After successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:
Taxonomy Mapped
CLO # CLO Description Domain
Level PLO
Apply the fundamental concept related to design and selection
CLO1 of various structural components (Industrial and construction Cognitive 3 PLO1
work)
Analyze the factor effecting for public building services,
CLO2 architectural, industrial, firefighting, safety and HVAC Cognitive 4 PLO2
equipment.
Analyze parameters like load, momentum, factor of safety,
CLO3 couple, moment, friction and optimize solution for various Cognitive 4 PLO2
structures/buildings.
Build skill-set of basic mechanical engineering for lab
CLO4 Psychomotor 4 PLO5
experiment setups.
Exemplify working efficiently in a group and contributing in
CLO5 Affective 5 PLO9
the lab tasks
Mapping of Course and Program Learning Outcomes:
Design/Development

Modern Tool Usage

Lifelong Learning
Problem Analysis

Environment and

Communication
Individual and
Sustainability
Engineer and

Management
Investigation
Engineering

of Solutions
Knowledge

Teamwork

Project
Society

Ethics

Skills

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9 PLO10 PLO11 PLO12
CLO1            
CLO2            
CLO3            
CLO4            
CLO5            

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Lecture Plan:
Week # Course Topics Book Reference Mapped CLO(s)
1 Introduction to mechanical engineering & mechanics i.e. statics 1/1,1/2,1/3 CLO 1
& dynamics, scalar and vector quantities, types of vectors
2 Newton`s laws & Concepts of fundamental units, Law of 1/4,1/5,1/6 CLO 1
gravitation, Small Angle Approximation
3 Force and its effects, Principle of 2/1,2/2,2/3 CLO 1, CLO 3
Transmissibility, Concurrent Forces,
Rectangular Components of Force
4 Moment, Couple, Difference b/w 2/4,2/5,2/6, CLO 1,CLO 3
Moment & Torque, Introduction to Friction, Types of Friction 6/1,6/2,6/3
Factors Affecting Friction and Resultants
(Optional)
5 Free Body Diagram, Construction of 3/1,3/2, 3/3 CLO 2, CLO 3
FBD with examples, Problem Solving
Approach, Conditions of Equilibrium
6 Introduction to Kinematics of Particles, Rectilinear Motion, 2/1,2/2,3/5 CLO 1, CLO 3
Curvilinear Motion
7 Plane Curvilinear Motion, Rectangular Co-ordinates, Numerical 2/3,2/4 CLO2, CLO3
related to Articles 2/3,2/4
8 Introduction to Kinetics of Particles, 3/2,3/3,3/4 CLO 1
Newton’s Second Law, Rectilinear Motion

List of Lab Experiments:

Lab # Lab Title Mapped CLO(s)
1 To Measure the Volume of Physical Quantities Using Vernier Caliper and CLO 4, 5
Micrometer.
2 To verify the validation of parallelogram law of forces. CLO 4, 5
3 To resolve forces to their components. CLO 4, 5
4 To determine the Time Measurement-The Simple Pendulum. CLO 4, 5
5 To Find the Weight of a Given Body Using the Parallelogram Law of Vectors. CLO 4, 5
6 Study the Compound Pendulum and Determine the Value of ‘g’. CLO 4, 5
7 To Determine the Modulus of Rigidity of a Wire by a Spiral Spring. CLO 4, 5
8 To determine the modulus of rigidity of wire by dynamic method CLO 4, 5
9 To determine the modulus of rigidity of wire by Maxwell needle. CLO 4, 5
10 To measure the coefficient of friction for various material surface in sliding CLO 4, 5
contact with wood
11 To measure the Polar moment of inertia of flywheel CLO 4, 5
12 To measure the coefficients of friction for flat Leather belt and V- belt. CLO 4, 5
13 To measure the forces in a loaded frame (basic truss) and compare with their CLO 4, 5
theoretical values calculated
14 To determine the force on each member (bar) of the given truss by applying a CLO 4, 5
desired load at a node and compare it with its theoretical value
15 To Measure the Coefficient of static friction using bearing friction apparatus. CLO 4, 5
16 To Measure the Coefficient of kinetic friction using bearing friction apparatus. CLO 4, 5

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