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
The Department of Mechanics is an outstanding unit of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, long dedicated to teaching theoretical subjects that form the foundation for studying advanced technical disciplines. It also offers students a wide range of elective specialized courses.
The knowledge gained has direct applications in structural design, reliability assessment, and materials engineering. The department's research activities focus on Theoretical and applied mechanics, Computer modelling and Applied informatics.
The department is home to 12 professors and 11 associate professors who actively participate in the education of PhD students within several doctoral study programs. The workplace is involved in a wide array of national and international projects in both basic and applied research.
prof. Dr. Ing. Bořek Patzák