„Structural Mechanics" is a subject for the students studying in the specialty “Water Supply and Sewerage” and "Hydraulic Engineering". Together with its second part it consists:
- Structural statics analysis of statically determinate and statically indeterminate frame structures (beams, frames, trusses);
- Introduction in stability of frame systems;
- Dynamics of frame structures (short course);
- Some concepts from the theory of elasticity - plates, shells.
The structural mechanics creates a very necessary connection between the general theoretical disciplines (Mathematics, Physics, Theoretical mechanics, Strength of materials) and special constructive subjects (Reinforced concrete structures, Steel structures, Hydraulic Structures).
It provides for information on special features for civil engineer (regardless of his specialty) with the modern methods of strength, stability and dynamic study of the engineering facilities subjected to various impacts – static and dynamic external forces and loads, temperature changes, bearing movements, earthquakes, etc.
Acquired knowledge: Structural analysis of plane frames. Diagrams of internal forces and influence lines in frames and trusses. Location of loads on beam for maximum value of function of internal forces. Calculation of displacements in plane structures.
Acquired skills: Analysis, design and evaluation of structures subjected to different types of loadings- static load, temperature load and support settlement.
Preliminary requirements: knowledge of: Reduction of a set of forces. Moment of a force about a point/an axis. Magnitude of the resultant force of distributed load. Support reactions in simple structures. Center of gravity of bodies, areas. Inertial characteristics of cross section. Principal moments and principal axes of inertia.