Statics (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The basic knowledge of the strength of materials is essential to constructions engineering. The strength can only be determined by stress. To determine the stress you have to be able to calculate the stresses from loads and for that you need statics. You gain the basics knowledge of statics and you can do static sizing of simple structures with the help of manuals and sizing table cases. You can form a mechanical model from a structure under inspection and you can solve the forces and stresses, affecting it. You can perceive cases which require more precise and profound static inspection. You start the studies from the basic concept and proceed to apply them to more challenging calculations of statics.

Knowledge and Understanding:
You understand the principles of statics and how they are based to the mathematics and physics.

Engineering Practice:
You can apply the principles of statics to solve practical engineering problems by using the standardized calculation methods.

Multidisciplinary competences:
You understand the effect of the statics to the calculations of structures and its effect to environmental and economic issues. You can also gather and interpret relevant information for the calculation of statics.

Content

Balance of particles and rigid bodies. Center of Gravity. Static in three dimension. Grids, beam structures, hinged beams and link mechanisms. Stresses and stress diagrams.

Location and time

You can see time and place in Peppi and Tuudo.

Materials

Hand outs.
Valtanen, E. 2019. Tekniikan taulukkokirja. Jyväskylä: Genesis-Kirjat Oy.

Teaching methods

Recorded lectures and calculation examples. Assignments are based by problem-based learning. As help when you do your assignments you can use recorded lectures, examples, discussion list and files in your studying environment. You can do assignments individually or in groups, but you must always return the assignments individually. You can get help for the assignments in the webinars. In the middle of the course, you give anonymous feedback.

Exam schedules

exam at week 50 and resits at January 2026

Student workload

Recorded lectures and examples 31 h. Webinars and exam 15 h. Independent learning work 89 h. Total 135 h learning work.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

To gaine the grade 0-5 you have to take part to the exam. In the course there is exam and two resits.

Adequate (1): You are familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology of statics but in creating mechanical models your skills are clearly inadequate. You can solve simple basic problems in an adequate manner.

Satisfactory (2): You are familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology of statics but in creating mechanical models from real structures your skills are inadequate. You can satisfactorily solve simple basic problems.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): You are familiar with the knowledge of statics and calculating forces and stresses in simple structures and you can apply the knowledge acquired to simple structures to solve forces and stresses. You also understand those situations which require more precise and profound static inspection.

Very good (4): You are familiar with the knowledge of statics and calculating forces and stresses in structures and you can apply the knowledge acquired to simple structures to solve forces and stresses. You also understand those situations which require more precise and profound static inspection

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You are familiar with the knowledge of statics and calculating forces and stresses in structures and you can apply the knowledge acquired in an innovative manner to more challenging structures to solve forces and stresses. You also understand those situations which require more precise and profound static inspection.

Qualifications

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, constant velocity motion, motion with constant acceleration, vertical trajectory, oblique trajectory, Newton’s laws, friction and the elements of statics.