• The concepts of force and distributed load.
• Principles of composition and analysis of forces, the concept of torque.
• Principles of force equilibrium - central forces, forces at the plane and in space.
• Center of mass.Centroid.Moment of inertia.
• Types of support and degree of static indefiniteness.
• Calculation of reactions in simple bodies.
• Analysis of statically determinate trusses, beams and frames (including Gerber beams).
• Calculation of internal actions and drawing of axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams.