Valid for: 2013/14
Decided by: Education Board D
Date of Decision: 2013-04-19
Compulsory for: IBYA2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The aim of the course is to give an introduction to structural mechanics with application to types of structures that are common in buildings and infrastructure.
The course is intended as basic general knowledge for a BSc in Civil Engineering and to give necessary prerequisites for further studies in structural engineering and geotechnical engineering.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
The course starts with a discussion of the concepts of force, moment, free-body diagrams and equilibrium, with application to trusses, and introduction of the concepts stress and strain.
After that follows a compehensive treatment of Bernoulli's beam theory:
Finally, some furter subjects within structural mechanics are introduced:
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: One hand-in assignment, one laboratory assignment and written examination.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VSMA05, VSMA10
Course coordinator: Universitetslektor Susanne Heyden, susanne.heyden@construction.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.bkl.lth.se/utbildning/kurser/strukturmekanik_fme602/