Engineering Mechanics

Course contents

Basic concepts of statics:
- Rigid bodies
- Forces
- Principle of section
- Reaction forces
- Mechanical equilibrium

Central plane force system:
- Resultant forces
- Equilibrium of forces
- Support conditions

General plane force system:
- Resultant forces
- Torque calculation
- Torque
- Displacement moment
- Bonds
- Degrees of freedom
- Static determinacy of a rigid disk

Trusses:
- Plane trusses
- Plane trusses
- Support of rigid disks
- Yield loads

Section calculations:
- Internal forces in plane beams
- Internal forces in beam systems

Different centers of gravity:
- Center of mass
- Center of volume
- Center of area
- Linear center of gravity

Introduction to tribology:
- Adhesion and sliding friction
- Rope adhesion and friction

Department

Bachelor's program Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering