Course Catalog 2006-2007

TME-1106 STATICS OF RIGID BODIES, 4 cr
Statics of Rigid Bodies

Courses persons responsible
Tapio Salmi

Lecturers
Tapio Salmi

Language of Instruction
Exercises, course literature and exam in English available.

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 4 h/week 4 h/week 2 h/week - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Student knows the basic laws and fundamental concepts of Mechanics and can solve equilibrium problems of isostatic systems.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Fundamental concepts and principles of Mechanics. Force systems and reductions of force systems. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies and systems of rigid bodies. Internal forces of beams, frames and trusses. Friction. The principle of virtual work. Stability of equilibrium.       

Requirements for completing the course
Approved exercises and individual work (internal forces of plane frame). Two intermediate exams or a written examination.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Passed final written examination or written intermediate examinations and accepted exercises.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Statiikka Tapio Salmi 952-9835-60-4   3 rd edition, 2005 Yes  Finnish 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 65 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 35 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 60
    Exercises 42
    Assignments 5
    Total sum 107

    Correspondence of content
    TME-1100 Statics of Rigid Bodies

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    Last modified 20.04.2006
    Modified byTapio Salmi