Fundamentals of Mechanics I

The lecture is aimed at students Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Technical Education - Metal Technology, Sustainable Engineering and Optical Technologies: Lasers and Photonics.

This course teaches the fundamentals of statics and strength of materials. Based on the mathematical description of forces and moments, equilibrium conditions are formulated. In addition to bearing elements for a statically determined rest position of rigid bodies, frictional forces in contacts are also dealt with. Stresses and strains as well as the deformation of simple bodies are examined within the framework of strength theory. The aim is to understand and apply the basic mechanical relationships for the design of components.

• Statics of rigid bodies, forces and moments
• Conditions of counterweight
• Center of gravity of rigid bodies
• Friction, rope friction, Coulomb's law of friction
• Plane trusses, plane beams and frames, internal forces
• Elementary types of stress, stresses, strains
• Statically determinate and indeterminate systems
• Plane and spatial stress and distortion state
• Straight bending, moments of inertia of surfaces
• Torsion of thin-walled cross-sections

Lecture and exercise materials as well as the exam collection of the last exams with sample solutions can be found under the respective course in Stud.IP.

• Lecture notes
• Lecture exercise
• Collection of written exams
• Collection of formulas

Further literature:

• Groß, Hauger, Schröder, Wall: Technische Mechanik 1: Statik, Springer Verlag.
• Groß, Hauger, Schröder, Wall: Technische Mechanik 2: Elastostatik, Springer Verlag.
• Hagedorn, Wallaschek: Technische Mechanik, Band 1: Statik, Verlag Harri Deutsch.
• Hagedorn, Wallaschek: Technische Mechanik, Band 2: Festigkeitslehre, Verlag Harri Deutsch.

Lecture, exercise and examination dates as well as further information on the examinations can be found in the General Information.