letní11. týden Department of Mechanics K132 - Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU in Prague

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS

About us

  • The Department teaches courses belonging to the theoretical basis of bachelor and master degree programmes, such as structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, dynamics of structures, structural analysis and experimental analysis. The compulsory courses are complemented by a number of elective courses covering advanced numerical modelling of structures and materials, description and properties of materials, reliability of structures, and advanced diagnostic methods.
  • The Department guarantees the master degree programme SAHC, which is carried out in cooperation with three leading European universities and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
  • The Department participates in teaching within doctoral degree programmes Physical and Materials Engineering, Structural and Transportation Engineering, Mathematics in Civil Engineering, Building Engineering, Water Management and Water Engineering, and Integral Safety.
  • The Department is the organizer of seminars, conferences, competitions and intro input courses.

A word from the Head of the Department

prof. Ing. Jiří Máca, CSc., FEng.

"The Department of Mechanics teaches subjects which, together with mathematics and physics, form the basis for subsequent education. Students acquire knowledge, which is applicable in the field of the theory of structures as well as in materials engineering. Nowadays, there will be an increasing emphasis on the safety of structures. Engineers must be able not only to assess the existing load-bearing capacity of a structure, but also to evaluate its future reliability. This necessity is evidenced, among other cases, by the collapse of the bridge in Genoa, which, unlike the collapse of the Troja footbridge, caused many fatalities. The same applies to the design of structures for the effects of accidental actions such as seismicity, explosions, etc. An increase in the public demand for assessing the reliability of existing structures is to be expected. This may be a promising future career option for students." - prof. Ing. Jiří Máca, CSc., FEng.