Lecturer: Epifanio Giovanni Virga  

Course name: Analytical mechanics
Course code: 500397
Degree course: Ingegneria Edile-Architettura
Disciplinary field of science: MAT/07
L'insegnamento costituisce attività di base per: Ingegneria Edile-Architettura
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

Course programme

Basic conceps

• Density
• Motion
• Balance equations
• Constitutive equations

Rod theories

• Geometrical properties of rods
• Uniformly loaded beams
• Concentrated loads
• Rods as oriented bodies
• Kirchhoff's theory
• Classical problems for rods
• Stability of rods

Theories of cables

• Equilibrium equations
• Classical solutions
• Influence of friction
• Suspension bridge

Course entry requirements

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 60
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 20
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

P. Villaggio. Mathematical models for elastic structures. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997.

Testing and exams