1. Introduction.
2. Stress and strain. Mechanical properties of materials.
3. Principles of structural desing.
4. Tension and compression members.
5. Torsion.
6. Bending.
7. Shear.
8. Deflections of beams: integration of deflection curve.
9. Deformation of beams: Mohr method.
10. Introduction to plane stress problem.
11. Elastic stability.
12. Elastic and elastic-plastic behaviour of materials.
13. Introduction to fatique, to fracture mechanics and to rheological behaviour of material and structures.
14. Application of elasticity and plasticity theory in engineering practice.