Statics

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student will be able to:

• Prepare accurate free-body diagrams for complex loading scenarios.
• Analyse the equilibrium conditions of a particle.
• Use equilibrium equations to find the support reactions and internal forces inside truss structures or beams.
• Solve engineering problems involving equilibrium of a particle or rigid body.

Content

• Force and moment vectors, distributed loads, equivalent systems, and free body diagrams
• Equilibrium of a particle/rigid body
• Support reactions
• Internal forces in truss structures
• Shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams

Teacher

 Luc St-Pierre

Study material

The lecture notes, provided via Mycourses, should be sufficient to follow the course.  For additional information consult the textbook Engineering Mechanics: Statics (14th Edition) by Russell C. Hibbeler.

Workload

Lectures: 24h
Exercises: 12h
Exam: 3h
Independent work: 90h

Prerequisites

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Evaluation

Assignments and exams.
 

Teaching time and location

The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system

1. The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
2. From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected
3. From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
    

Exam instructions at the Open UniversityThe teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.

Further information

Equivalence: ENG-C1002 Statiikka, KJR-C1001 Statiikka ja dynamiikka, COE-C1001 Statics and Dynamics

Online learning environment for the course  

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.

Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below: 

Course registration

Registration for this course starts on 22.9.2025 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 13.10.2025 at 23.59

It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.

The number of participants is limited to 5.

This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Business.

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
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You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course.
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