Students will be acquainted with reactions and internal forces of statically determinate plane beams and frames, and geometric properties of cross-sections (centroid, second moments of area). They also will be acquainted with basic concepts and assumptions of the linear elasticity and strength theory, such as stress, displacement, and deformations and looked into dimensioning of structures.

1. Introduction to structural mechanics. Basic concepts, principles and axioms. Coplanar and non-coplanar force systems.
2. Basic types of statically determinate beams. Structural form and idealisation, loading, supports and reactions. Static and kinematic determinacy of structures. Calculation of support reactions.
3. Types of internal forces. Beam equilibrium differential equations. Internal forces diagrams.
4. Statically determinate plane beams – simply supported, cantilever.
5. Statically determinate plane bent beams.
6. Statically determinate plane inclined beams.
7. Frame structures with internal pins.
8. Trusses and curved beams. Statically determinate beams with 3D loads, and bent beams in 3D.
9. Geometric properties of cross-sections. The parallel axis theorem. The radius of gyration and ellipse of second-order moments of the cross-section.
10. Basic concepts and assumptions of the linear elasticity and strength theory. Stress, displacement, deformation. Simple stresses in Civil Engineering – direct tension and compression.
11. Simple stresses in Civil Engineering – shear and bending. Transverse shear stress. Shear stress in thin-walled members. Shear centre.
12. Torsional stress. Stability and elastic buckling of axially loaded compression members
13. Combined bending and direct stress.

Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics from secondary school is required.

The definition of monitored instruction and the method of its implementation is annually updated by the guarantor of the course