The course aims to familiarise students with selected problems of structural analysis. The course will also include practical measurements and analysis. Students will also become familiar with current legislation and selected standards. The course will also include practical measurements and analysis. It is worth noting that students can use the knowledge very well to improve the quality of their final theses.

Brief content of the course:

• Physical principles of measurement, modern measuring technology, and mathematical apparatus
• Basic principles and types of sensors for structural analysis
• Basic principles of data analysis in the time, frequency and time-frequency domains
• Principles and methods of artificial excitation of structures
• Measurement and analysis of vibrations from various sources
• Analysis of mechanical properties of building components and building structures under static and changing loads (measurement of displacements, deformations, measurement of temperature and temperature fields)
• Measurement and analysis of fatigue properties of building components
• Experimental determination of natural shapes and frequencies, use of various excitation techniques
• Analysis of very fast processes
• Comparison of experimental techniques and mathematical models, calibration of mathematical models
• Modern methods of identification of building structures, the basics of application of artificial intelligence methods in the process of structural evaluation

The demonstrated tasks will always include a description of the problem, the setting of instruments, boundary conditions, actual measurements and a discussion of the results. Students will actively participate in the tasks. Alternatively, within the institute's facilities, students can design their own tasks.