101-0113-10L Theory of Structures (for Environmental Engineering)
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | B. Sudret |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Only for Environmental Engineering BSc. |
| Abstract | Introduction to structural mechanics, statically determinate beams and frame structures, trusses. Stresses in statically determinate structures. |
| Learning objective | - Understanding the response of elastic beam and frame structures - Ability to correctly apply the equilibrium conditions - Understanding the basics of continuum mechanics - Computation of stresses in elastic structures |
| Content | - Equilibrium, reactions, static determinacy - Internal forces (normal and shear forces, moments) - Arches and cables - Elastic trusses - Influence lines - Basics of continuum mechanics - Stresses in elastic beams |
| Lecture notes | Bruno Sudret, "Einführung in die Baustatik" (2018) Additional course material will be available on the web page: https://sudret.ibk.ethz.ch/education/baustatik-for-environmental-engineers.html |
| Literature | Peter Marti, "Theory of Structures", Wiley, 2013, 679 pp. |