Class Structure Statics

The curricular unit of Static of Structures is the first course focused on structural engineering of a civil engineer, introducing the fundamental concepts of equilibrium in civil engineering structures. In this way, the curricular unit of Static of Structures introduces the fundamental concepts necessary for the computation and design of civil engineering structures.

Introduction to the static of structures

• Idealizations
• Basic concepts used in mechanics
• Fundamental principles of mechanics
• Systems of units

Statics of particles in plane and space

• Addition of forces
• Adding forces by components
• Forces and equilibrium

Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces

• Forces and moments
• Moment of a force about an axis
• Couples and force-couple systems
• Simplifying systems of forces

Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

• Equilibrium in two dimensions
• Degree of structural indeterminancy
• Structures statically determinate and indeterminate

Analysis of Plane Trusses

• Analysis of trusses

Internal Forces in Isostatic Structures

• Internal forces in beams, cables and frames

Centroids and Moments of Inertia

• Moments of inertia of areas
• Parallel-axis theorem and composite areas
• Principal axes and principal moments of inertia

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• BEER, Ferdinand, JOHNSTON JR, E. Russell, MAZUREC, David F., EISENBERG, ELLIOT R. - Mecânica Vetorial para Engenheiros: Estática. 9º Edição. Porto Alegre: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011. ISBN 0073529230/9780073529233.