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Mechanics I

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Course Unit Code330-0311/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZAP60prof. Ing. Jaroslav Zapoměl, DrSc.
BIL59Mgr.Ing. Alena Bilošová, Ph.D.
NEV073Ing. Martin Nevřela
PAS0031Ing. Zbyněk Paška, Ph.D.
CIE0026Ing. Jakub Cienciala
Summary
The content of the subject of Mechanics I is divided in several principal areas :

• kinematics of the movement of bodies and their systems (mechanisms),
• forces and force systems,
• statics of bodies and their systems,
• dynamics of movement of bodies and their systems,
• foundation of mechanical vibration.

In the subject of Mechanics I the students acquire the basic knowledge on motion of bodies and their systems and they get acquainted with the principal rules and relations between the force action and the movement. The prerequisity for the study is completing the subjects of basis of mathematics and physics in the extent taught at the technological universities in the Czech Republic.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Define basic problems of Mechanics: force, moment of force and couple
Outline free body diagram
Classsify statically indeterminate problems
Finde the solution of plane trusses
Solve kinematic and dynamic problems of mass body
Define background of technical vibrations
Course Contents
Body. system of bodies.
Kinematic parameters describing motion of a pont and of a body.
Clasification of motions.
Joints. Kinematic couples. Movebility of a constraint body.
Kinematics of a translantional and rotational motion of an absolutely rigid body.
Kinematics of mechanisms.
Force, force couple.
System of forces. Static equilibrium and equivalence.
Body in the gravity field. Centre of gravity. Centre of gravity of curves, surfaces and geometrical bodies.
Tribological models of joints. Joint forces. Decoupling.
Equilibrium of the body. Equilibrium of a system of bodies.
Beams.
Passive joints. resistances against the motion in contact constraints.
Work, power, energy, efficiency.
Dynamics of a point body.
Dynamics of a system of point bodies.
Dynamics of a translational motion of an absolutely rigid body.
Quadratic moments of mass.
Dynamics of a rotational motion of an absolutely rigid body.
Mechanical vibration - free.
Mechanical vibrationí - forced.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Horyl, P.: Engineering Mechanics, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0801-3
Riley, William Franklin, Sturges, Leroy D. : Engineering mechanics: Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons, inc., New York, 1993, ISBN 0 - 471 - 51242 -7
Juliš K., Tepřík O., Slavík A.: Statika, SNTL/ALFA, Praha, 1987
Brát V., Rosenberg J., Jáč V.: Kinematika, SNTL/ALFA, 1987
Brousil J., Slavík J., Zeman V.: Dynamika, SNTL/ALFA, Praha, 1989
Juliš K., Brepta R. a kol.: Mechanika I. díl - Statika a kinematika, SNTL, Praha 1986
Riley, William Franklin, Sturges, Leroy D. : Engineering mechanics: Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons, inc., New York, 1993, ISBN 0 - 471 - 51242 -7
Juliš K., Brepta R. a kol.: Mechanika II díl - Dynamika, SNTL, Praha, 1987
Šesták J. a kol.: Technická mechanika ( Mechanika tuhých telies ), Príroda, Bratislava, 1985
Recommended Reading:
Pytel, A., Kiusalaas, J.: Statics, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999
Riley, W., Sturges, L.: Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1996
Valášek,M.,Stejskal,V.,Březina,J.: MECHANIKA A. Nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha 2007. ISBN 978-80-01-02890-2
Valášek,M.,Bauma,V.,Šika,Z.: MECHANIKA B. Nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha 2006. ISBN 80-01-02919-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 5
        ExaminationExamination70 (70)15
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination40 10
                Teoretická zkouškaOral examination30 5