Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
RAK.RS.120
Introduction to Structural Mechanics, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
RAK.RS.120Language of instruction
FinnishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Basic studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Juha HartikainenResponsible teacher:
Reijo KouhiaResponsible organisation
Faculty of Built Environment 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Civil Engineering Studies 100 %
Main content
Supplements to the beam theory of strength of materials:
- bending of beam having nonhomogeneous cross-section
- Timoshenko beam model
- biaxial bending of beam- Concepts of work, energy and principles of virtual work and their application to the analysis of structures.
- Modelling of elastic behaviour of iso- and hyperstatic strusses, beams and frames.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
E-learning supported by face-to-face teaching
Participation in teaching
09.01.2025 – 29.04.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)