Course: Statics for designers

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Course title Statics for designers
Course code KME/PDSTA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drnovský František, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Průchová Ilona, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Time schedule: Week 1: Lecture - System of concurrent coplanar forces. Static equilibrium of a particle in 2D (including friction) - analytical and graphical methods. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solution of particle equilibrium in 2D. Solution of specific problems. Week 2: Lecture - Static equilibrium of a particle in 2D - continued. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solution of particle equilibrium in 2D - continued. Solution of specific problems. Week 3: Lecture - System of concurrent non-coplanar forces. Static equilibrium of a particle in 3D (including friction) - analytical method. Tutorials - Analytical solution of particle equilibrium in 3D. Solution of specific problems. Week 4: Lecture - System of non-concurrent coplanar forces. Static equilibrium of a rigid body in 2D (including friction) - analytical and graphical methods. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solutions of rigid body equilibrium in 2D. Solution of specific problems. Week 5: Lecture - Static equilibrium of a rigid body in 2D - continued. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solutions of rigid body equilibrium in 2D - continued. Solution of specific problems. Week 6: Lecture - Static equilibrium of a rigid body in 2D - continued. Belt friction equation, distributed loadings. Tutorials - Analytical solution of rigid body equilibrium in 2D (belt friction, distributed loadings). Solution of specific problems - continued. Week 7: Lecture - System of non-concurrent non-coplanar forces. Static equilibrium of a rigid body in 3D - analytical method. Tutorials - Analytical solution of rigid body equilibrium in 3D. Solution of specific problems. Week 8: Lecture - System of rigid bodies in 2D (planar linkages). Mobility (degrees of freedom) and statical determinacy of structures. Tutorials - Simulation examples of moving three and four link mechanisms. Model examples of selected mechanisms. Week 9: Lecture - Static equilibrium of a planar system of rigid bodies - analytical and graphical solutions by means of free-body diagrams. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solutions of static equilibrium of selected frame structures. Solution of specific problems. Week 10: Lecture - Static equilibrium of a planar system of rigid bodies - continued. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solutions of static equilibrium of selected frame structures - continued. Solution of specific problems. Week 11: Lecture - Static analysis of planar machines (including friction) - analytical and graphical methods. Tutorials - Analytical and graphical solutions of static equilibrium of selected planar mechanisms. Week 12: Lecture - Trusses in engineering practice. Statical determinacy and internal stability, design of trusses. Tutorials - Design and analysis of planar and spatial trusses. Solution of specific problems. Week 13: Lecture - Analytical and graphical methods of structural analysis for planar and spatial trusses (method of joints and method of sections). Tutorials - Structural analysis of planar and spatial trusses. Solution of specific problems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
definovat elementární trigonometrické funkce
vysvětlit a orientovat se v základech vektorového počtu
disponovat znalostmi maticového počtu
orientovat se v základních metodách derivování a integrování
vysvětlit význam síly a momentu
klasifikovat silové soustavy
Skills
definovat sílu a moment k bodu i ose
provést výpočet náhrady a ekvivalence silové soustavy
určit polohu střediska hmotnosti těles
řešit soustavy lineárních algebraických rovnic
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
definovat počet stupňů volnosti hmotného objektu
stanovit příslušný počet podmínek rovnováhy hmotného objektu
vysvětlit základní analytické a grafické metody pro statické řešení hmotného bodu
vysvětlit základní analytické a grafické metody pro statické řešení tuhého tělesa a soustav těles v rovině
orientovat se v principu virtuálních prací
vymezit základy analytické statiky
Skills
řešit problémy statiky hmotného bodu v rovině a prostoru
řešit problémy statiky tuhého tělesa v rovině a prostoru
aplikovat metody pro statické řešení rovinných a prostorových prutových soustav
vyšetřovat vnitřní statické účinky v tělese
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
One-to-One tutorial
Textual studies
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
One-to-One tutorial
Textual studies
Competences
Practicum
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Oral exam
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Hlaváč, Zdeněk; Vimmr, Jan. Sbírka příkladů ze statiky a kinematiky. 2. vyd. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-261-0138-3.
  • Juliš,K.-Tepřík,O.-Slavík,A. Statika. SNLT/. Praha: ALFA, 1987.
  • Křen, Jiří. Řešené příklady ze statiky. I. část. Plzeň: VŠSE, 1985.
  • Křen, Jiří. Řešené příklady ze statiky. II. část. 1. vyd. Plzeň: VŠSE, 1985.


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