Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Mechanics II (2500013) – Course 2025/26 PDF

Contents

Review: Type of vectors Cartesian components Operations with vectors (Sum, Subtraction, Scalar product, Vector product)

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h 24m Self Study
Total: 2h 24m

Review of the resultant of concentrated forces and moments Distributed load

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m

Equilibrium equations: vector formulation Equilibrium equations: scalar formulation Free body diagram Types of connection Reactions generated at the supports Redundant constraints Improper constraints

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Idealization of the geometry of the structure Identification of the applied loads Identification of the type of supports and links Identification of the degree of hyperstaticity of the structure Internal hyperstaticity External hyperstaticity

Dedication

2h Large group + 3h Medium group + 7h Self Study
Total: 12h

Design assumptions and calculation Identification of supports, connections and external loads Equilibrium equations for the structure Free body diagram Calculation of reactions at supports Definition of axial force, shear and bending moment Sign convention Internal forces in a section of the structure Equations and diagrams of internal forces Analysis and calculation of continuous beams Analysis and calculation of frames

Dedication

15h Large group + 12h Medium group + 3h Laboratory classes + 42h Self Study
Total: 72h

Typology of truss structures Design and calculation hypothesis Identification of the degree of internal and external hyperstatism of the structure Calculation of reactions at the supports Solution of plane truss structures using the method of joints Solution of plane truss structures using the method of section Introduction to the use of software for the analysis and calculation of truss structures

Dedication

3h Large group + 8h Medium group + 3h Laboratory classes + 19h 36m Self Study
Total: 33h 36m

Mixed sections, definition and calculation of mechanical center, definition and calculation of mechanical moments of inertia Rotation of reference axes, definition and calculation of principal moments and axes of inertia

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m