Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student will be able to:

• Prepare accurate free-body diagrams for complex loading scenarios.
• Analyse the equilibrium conditions of a particle.
• Use equilibrium equations to find the support reactions and internal forces inside truss structures or beams.
• Solve engineering problems involving equilibrium of a particle or rigid body.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 25.10.2022 - 14.12.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Luc St-Pierre

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  • Force and moment vectors, distributed loads, equivalent systems, and free body diagrams
  • Equilibrium of a particle/rigid body
  • Support reactions
  • Internal forces in truss structures
  • Shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
  2023-2024 Autumn II

  Enrollment :

  Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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