Course: Fundamentals of Technical Mechanics

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Course title Fundamentals of Technical Mechanics
Course code KME/ZTM1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krystek Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Technical mechanics and its partitioning. Basic terms and definitions of statics (force, moment of force, couple of forces). 2. Replacement and equilibrium conditions of system of forces passing through point and system of parallel forces. 3. Centre of gravity of areas and bodies, geometrical characteristics of cross-sectional areas. 4. Static equilibrium of mass particle. 5. Replacement and equilibrium conditions of plane system of forces and system of forces in space. 6. Static equilibrium of rigid body. Constraints. 7. Basic terms and definitions of elasticity (external and internal forces, stress, deformation, tensile test, strain energy, Hooke's law). 8. Straight beams with normal force loading, stress, strain, dimensioning. 9. Shear force and bending moment of sheared and beded straight beams. 10. Strength evaluation and dimensioning of bended beams. 11. Deformation of simply supported and cantilever beams. 12. Deformation of overhanging beams. 13. Torsion loading of circular shaft, stress, strain, dimensioning.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
the basics of vector calculus
the basic methods of differential calculus and integration of basic functions
the basic operations of linear algebra
the basics of mathematical analysis
Skills
actively use the terms vector and matrix
solve systems of linear algebraic equations
describe and solve the determinant of the matrix
derive and integrate functions of one real variable
calculate the maximum and minimum of a function of one real variable
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
determine the number of equilibrium conditions for a given system of forces
identify reactions in the constrains of one planar body
describe the behavior of the steel in tensile test
recognize the basic types of stress on bodies
Skills
perform the decomposition of forces
calculate the position of the center of gravity of simple bodies
determine reactions
determine the internal forces on a simply supported beam
determine the maximum bending moment in the case of a simply supported beam
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Skills
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Individual study
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Brookes, Dennis Stephen; Plánička, František. Strenght of materials. Plzeň : ZČU, 1998.
  • Laš, Vladislav; Hlaváč, Zdeněk; Vacek, Vlastimil. Technická mechanika v příkladech. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-7082-849-8.
  • Zeman, Vladimír; Laš, Vladislav. Technická mechanika. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-457-0.
  • Žák, Jaroslav; Pěnčík, Jan. Stavební mechanika. Antikva, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
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