Basics of Structural Mechanics (5 ECTS)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

On completion of the course the student can:
- identify axial stress
- identify shear stress
- identify bending stress
- describe deformations
- repeat displacement
- recognise the maximum eccentricity of normal load not causing tension in a member
- repeat dimensioning of beams and columns
- describe forces of truss members
- describe the buckling of a compressed member
- describe the design of a compressed member.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

On completion of the course the student can:
- determine axial stress and calculate shear stress
- calculate deformation and displacement and apply bending stress
- carry out dimensioning of beams and columns
- calculate the buckling load of a compressed member and design a compressed member.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

On completion of the course the student can:
- apply axial stress and shear stress
- explain and calculate deformation and displacement and apply bending stress
- implement dimensioning of beams and columns
- solve and apply forces of truss members
- examine and derive the formula for buckling of a compressed member, design a compressed member.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course the student can:
- identify axial stress
- identify shear stress
- identify bending stress
- describe deformations
- repeat displacement
- recognise the maximum eccentricity of normal load not causing tension in a member
- repeat dimensioning of beams and columns
- describe forces of truss members
- describe the buckling of a compressed member
- describe the design of a compressed member.