Course: Fundamentals of Mechanics

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Course title Fundamentals of Mechanics
Course code KME/ZME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Byrtus Miroslav, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Rendl Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bělohoubek Marek, Ing.
  • Bulín Radek, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hrabačka Martin, Ing.
  • Hajžman Michal, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Statics - force, moment of a force about a point, moment of a force about an axis, moment of a couple, torque with respect to a point or to an axis, work, power and potential force fields 2. Statics of a particle - principles of equilibrium, equilibrium of a particle 3. Kinematics of a particle - velocity and acceleration of a particle, special cases of a particle motion 4. Dynamics of a particle - equation of motion, rate of change of linear momentum, rate of change of angular momentum, applications 5. Vibrations - vibration of linear systems with one degree of freedom, basic characteristics of vibrating systems 6. Equilibrium of rigid body - reactions of supports and connections in two and three dimensions 7. Centroids and centres of gravity - centroids and centres of gravity of lines, areas and volumes, inertia tensor 8. Kinematics of a body - translational motion, rotational motion, general planar motion 9. Dynamics of a body - equations of motion, rate of change of linear momentum, rate of change of angular momentum, applications 10. Basics of elastostatics - inner and outer forces, stress, strain, Hooke's law 11. Linear elastic bars - tension, compression, torsion 12. Plane motion of rigid bodies - kinematics of basic mechanisms 13. Dynamics of rigid bodies in a plane - dynamics of basic mechanisms

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 42 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to know basic methods of differential and integral calculus
to know basic methods of vector calculus
Skills
to be knowledgeable in basic technical problems regarding mechanics
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientovat se v základech statiky, kinematiky a dynamiky bodu, tělesa a soustav těles orientovat se v problematice kmitání hmotného bodu orientovat se v základních úlohách elastostatiky
Skills
aplikovat získané odborné znalosti pro matematickou formulaci základních technických úloh mechaniky hmotného bodu, tělesa a soustav
aplikovat získané odborné znalosti při analýze napětí a deformace přímých prutů
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Competences
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Test
Seminar work
Competences
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Beer, Ferdinand P.; Johnston, Russel E. Statistics and dynamics. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1962.
  • Laš, Vladislav; Hlaváč, Zdeněk,; Vacek, Vlastimil. Technická mechanika v příkladech. 4. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2005. ISBN 80-7043-409-0.
  • Shames, Irving Herman. Engineering mechanics: statics and dynamics. Prentice Hall, 1996.
  • Zeman, Vladimír; Laš, Vladislav. Technická mechanika. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-457-0.


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