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Terminated in academic year 2014/2015

Statics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 337-0312/01
Abbreviation STAT
Course title Statics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mechanics
Course coordinator Ing. Milada Hlaváčková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

General principles, fundamental quantities of mechanics. Forces and their
characteristics, Moments, Force systems – 2D, 3D, equilibration, congruence.
Centre of mass, centre of gravity – lines, areas, volumes. Equilibrium of rigid
body, the main form of links – in area and space. System of volumes. Principle
of free body diagrams. Internal forces in structural members. Trusses –
methods of solution. Friction, characteristic of coulomb friction, analysis of
systems involving friction. Stability- the main definition. The basic form of
analytical statics.

Literature

1. Riley, William Franklin, Sturges, Leroy D. : Engineering mechanics:
Statics, John Wiley and Sons, inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 0 - 471 - 51241 - 9
http://www.337.vsb.cz/materialy/statics2011-oprava_1.pdf

Advised literature

E-learning text on CD - STATICS, author: Milada Hlavackova