The students have the basic knowledge of the strength of materials and they understand the importance of strength in applications of energy technology.

Balance of particles and rigid bodies. Supports. Stresses. Tensions and deformations caused by normal and shear forces.

Handling powers and roots, reducing expressions, application of right and oblique triangle trigonometry, vector calculation, solving first and second degree polynomial equations and radical, exponential and logarithmic equations and pairs and sets of equations.
SI unit system, transformation of units, magnitude calculation, Newton’s laws, friction. The basic knowledge of the statics.

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Adequate (1): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology but in dimensioning of basic beam structures the skills are clearly inadequate. The student can solve simple basic problems in an adequate manner.

Satisfactory (2): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology of stresses and strains but in dimensioning of basic beam structures the skills are inadequate. The student can satisfactorily solve simple basic problems.

Good (3): The student is familiar with the knowledge of dimensioning beam structures and can apply the knowledge acquired to simple structures to solve tensions and strains. The student also understands those situations which require more precise and profound strength inspection.

Very good (4): The student masters the basic knowledge of dimensioning beam structures and can apply the knowledge acquired to basic structures to solve tensions and strains. The student also understands those situations which require more precise and profound strength inspection.

Excellent (5): The student masters the essential knowledge of dimensioning beam structures and can apply the knowledge in to structures to solve tensions and strains. The student also understands those situations which require more precise and profound strength inspection.