This unit introduces Newtonian physics concepts governing the behaviour of stationary engineering systems. To determine design parameters, you will study forces applied to two and three-dimensional bodies under the static equilibrium state. You will determine internal forces, calculate support reactions, and develop Free-body, Shear Force and Bending Moments diagrams. You will also calculate sectional properties, including the center of gravity, centroid, and second moment of inertia. Upon completing this unit, you will understand the foundations of engineering statics enabling progress to advanced system/structural analysis and development of sustainable infrastructure

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student Survey

The unit is well-organised with thorough lecturers and tutorials.

Maintain high-quality lectures and tutorials and unit good organisation in future offerings.

Feedback from Student Survey

Some questions in the textbook do not have worked solutions.

The textbook contains lots of examples of the worked solutions. Students should use the problems at the end of each section for further practice. The final answer to these problems is provided at the end of the textbook. Furthermore, the weekly tutorial questions are selected from these problems and the full solution to these selected problems is available on Moodle.

Feedback from Student Survey

Relate questions in the assessments to real-world problems.

The real-world relevance of different concepts taught in this unit is discussed in the lectures and tutorials wherever applicable. Consider more emphasis on the application of different concepts in the design of the assignments.