Università Roma Tre

THE COURSE OF BASIC STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AIMS AT INTRODUCING THE BASICS OF THE MECHANICS OF MATERIAL STRUCTURES, NAMELY, THE NOTIONS OF STRAIN, STRESS, AND MECHANICAL RESPONSE. IN THEIR MOST ELEMENTARY FORM, THESE NOTIONS ARE TRADITIONALLY PRESENTED UNDER THE OLD-FASHIONED TITLE OF STRENGTH OF MATERIALS. HOWEVER, STRENGTH IS NOT THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF MATERIAL STRUCTURES, AND BY FAR NOT THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD.