844511 Mechanics 1

winter semester 2015/2016 | Last update: 08.02.2016 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Basic Sciences in Engineering Science

Instructor:

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Christoph Adam, +43 512 507 61600

Course number:

844511

Title:

Mechanics 1

Type/hours:

VO 1

ECTS credits:

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Knowledge of fundamental principles in mechanics of solids in consistent representation. Application to elementary problems of statics of structures. Development of practice-oriented problem formulations (suitable for numerical implementation) and computational methods.

Contents:

Modeling concepts in mechanics. Fundamentals of statics (force, force density, stresses, force systems and their reduction, equilibrium equations, free body diagram). Weight, center of gravity, static moments. Introduction into static analysis of beams and frames (reaction forces, stress resultants, local equilibrium equations).

Methods:

Development of concepts and fundamental principles of mechanics on the blackboard, supplemented by lecture notes.

Assessment:

Written examination in two parts.
First part: solution of example problems.
Second part: theory

Literature:

Lecture notes. F. Ziegler: "Mechanics of Solids and Fluids", Springer.

Remarks:

Compulsory registration

Start:

see dates

Course allocation

Faculty of Engineering Science

Bachelor's Programme Civil and Environmental Engineering according to the Curriculum 2007 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (relevant course examinations)

First Semester

Compulsory Module 10: Module Mechanics (15 ECTS-Credits, 10 h)

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Tue 2015-11-03	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Tue 2015-11-10	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Tue 2015-11-17	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Tue 2015-11-24	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-11-27	08.15 - 11.30	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free	VO Mechanik 1 STEOP, 3. Termin (SS2015); VO Mechanik 2 und 3; + Nachtragskolloquium Mechanik 2
Tue 2015-12-01	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-12-17	16.15 - 17.45	Gr. HS Gr. HS	Barrier-free
Tue 2016-01-12	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Tue 2016-01-19	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Tue 2016-01-26	08.15 - 10.00	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free
Mon 2016-02-08	13.00 - 15.15	HSB 1 HSB 1	Barrier-free	Prüfung
Mon 2016-05-23	08.15 - 11.30	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free	Prüfung
Mon 2016-07-04	08.15 - 11.30	HSB 2 HSB 2	Barrier-free	Prüfung
Mon 2016-07-04	08.15 - 11.30	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free	Prüfung
Fri 2016-09-30	08.15 - 11.30	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free	Prüfung