Course detail

Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics

FAST-BDA001Acad. year: 2024/2025

Students will be able to solve reactions and internal forces of the plane statically determinate structures, of plane beams with straight and broken axis, to solve three-hinged broken beam with and without a bar, the planar composed beam systems and plane truss systems, to determine the position of centroid and the second order moments of cross-section.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Structural Mechanics (STM)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

The basic secondary s school knowledge from mathematics and physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

The students will be acquainting with: (i) Reactions and internal forces of the plane static determinate structures, (ii) centroid and second order moments of cross-section.
The students will be able to solve reactions and internal forces of the plane statically determinate structures, of plane beams with straight and broken axis, to solve three-hinged broken beam with and without a tie, the planar composed beam systems and plane trusses systems, to design centroid and second order moments of gross-section.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme BKC-SI Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme BPA-SI Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme CZV1-AKR Lifelong learning

    specialization PBC , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.Basic terms and axioms of statics. Concurrent system of forces in plane. System of parallel forces in plane. 2. General system of forces in plane. Static models of plane structures, constrains and supports, types of loading, reactions. 3. Plane lattice girders, static and kinematic certainty. Calculation of axial forces in members by general and simplified joint method, intersecting method and its Ritter modification. Approach to the solution of extra-lumbar loading of members of planar lattice structures. 4. Components of the resultant of internal forces (N, V, M) of the straight plane of the stressed member. Straight planar statically determined beams and brackets, loads, reactions in constraints, calculation of reactions and internal forces and moments, diagrams of internal forces and moments. 5. Differential dependences between loads, shear forces and bending moments, differential equilibrium conditions. 6. Plane rectangular angled beams and brackets, calculation of reactions in bonds, diagrams of internal forces. 7. Plane inclined beam, continuous load of inclined member, decomposition of inclined continuous load, planar angled beam with inclined members, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. Applications to off-load loads of planar lattice structures. 8. Statics of planar systems of bodies composed of material points and rigid plates, static and kinematic certainty (also for lattice construction from lecture 2). General method for solving planar systems of bodies by decomposition into partial bodies, reactions and internal forces. Three-joint angled beam. 9. Three-joint angled beam with tie rod, Gerber beam, reactions and diagrams of internal forces. 10. Area, static moment, center of gravity (analogy to solving a system of parallel forces). Quadratic and deviation moments. Steiner's theorem. 11. Main axes of cross section, main quadratic moments. Mohr's circle. Radii of inertia, ellipse of inertia, polar quadratic moments. 12. Spatial systems of forces, spatial bundle of forces, general spatial system of forces. Bonds and reactions of a rigid body in space, calculation of reactions in bonds. Spatially stressed straight bar. 13. Spatial rectangular angled bracket and beam, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. Test information.

Exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Moment of force to a point, pair of forces. Concurrent system of forces in plane, general system of forces in plane. 2. System of parallel forces in plane and its static centre. Static centre of plane composed shapes. 3. Calculation of reactions of simple straight, angled and lattice beams loaded by solitary forces and moments, continuous loading. 4. Calculation of axial forces in members of planar lattice girders by the joint method. 5. Calculation of axial forces in members of planar lattice girders by the intersecting method. 6. Straight planar statically determined beams and brackets with simple load, reactions and diagrams of internal forces. 7. Plane straight beams loaded with any uniform load, calculation of reactions in bonds, calculation and drawing of internal force diagrams. The first control test - calculation of the reactions of a planar beam or axial force in the bars of a lattice structure by the intersecting method. (10 minute test) 8. Plane straight beams loaded by any combination of loads with continuous linear load, calculation of reactions in constraints, calculation and plotting of internal force diagrams. 9. Plane rectangular angled beams and brackets loaded with any load, including uniformly continuous and linear, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. 10. Plane inclined beam, decomposition of inclined continuous load, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. Second control test - a planar straight beam loaded with a simple combination of a solitary force, moment and a uniform continuous load. (15 minute test) 11. Plane inclined beam with overhanging end, with continuous load, forces and moments, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. 12. Plane angled beam with inclined members, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. 13. Three-joint angled beam with and without rod, reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. Third inspection test - planar angled beam with inclined bar with continuous load. (test for 20 minutes). 14. Gerber beam. Calculation of reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. 15. Compound beam systems of various types. Calculation of reactions and diagrams of internal forces and moments. 16. Center of gravity, quadratic and deviation moments of plane compound shapes, application of Steiner's theorem. 17. Main quadratic moments - numerical and graphical solutions. Radii of inertia, ellipse of inertia. 18. Spatially stressed straight bar and rectangular spatially angled bracket or beam - reactions and courses of internal forces. Credit test - planar composite beam system loaded with any load (test for 40 minutes). 19. Control of fulfillment of obligations and event. test correction. Reserve. Repetition of a composite beam system. Credit.