ENGR5004

Engineering Mechanics

  • Assessment Exam 100%
  • Week 1 5 Oct 2026
  • Predecessor ENGR273 (statics) and ENGR216 (dynamics)

118 questions in the bank - build a practice set - what comes up - must memorise sheet

Most examined topics full breakdown

  1. Planar rigid-body kinematics (rotation, relative velocity, IC, relative acceleration) about 18 marks per paper, in 8 of 9 papers
  2. Beam deflection, elastic curve and statically indeterminate beams about 16 marks per paper, in 8 of 9 papers
  3. Mass moment of inertia and planar rigid-body kinetics about 15 marks per paper, in 7 of 9 papers
  4. Reactions, axial/shear/bending distributions in beams and frames about 14 marks per paper, in 9 of 9 papers
  5. Particle equations of motion (rectangular, n-t, polar) about 8 marks per paper, in 5 of 9 papers

Textbooks for ENGR5004: the recommended books with library links and free alternatives.

Weeks marked old spec also list slides from the module this one replaced (ENGR216). They are a preview of what is probably coming, not the current syllabus: topics, order and notation may differ, and nothing in them is examinable unless the current slides cover it.

Past papers

old spec 31 papers and answer sheets from ENGR216 (question style and some topics carry over; the syllabus changed)

Weeks

Week 1

5 Oct to 11 Oct
Statics sessions 1-2, Dynamics sessions 1-2

10 questions

Week 2

12 Oct to 18 Oct
Statics sessions 3-4, Dynamics sessions 3-4

9 questions

Week 3

19 Oct to 25 Oct

No current slides yet.

11 questions

Week 4

26 Oct to 1 Nov

No current slides yet.

12 questions

Week 5

2 Nov to 8 Nov

No current slides yet.

12 questions

Week 6

9 Nov to 15 Nov

No current slides yet.

19 questions

Week 7

16 Nov to 22 Nov

No current slides yet.

13 questions

Week 8

23 Nov to 29 Nov

No current slides yet.

14 questions

Week 9

30 Nov to 6 Dec

No current slides yet.

9 questions

Week 10

7 Dec to 13 Dec

No current slides yet.

9 questions