Scientific activities

The Department of Applied Mechanics was established in 2007. Education activity of the department consists of subjects of engineering mechanics for seven BSc, six MSc and one five-year courses. The department performs research work in the areas of Applied Engineering Mechanics for Mechanical, Mechatronics, Transportation and Vehicle Engineering.

The department provides training in BSc level for Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Logistics Engineering, Technical Manager, Technical Vocational Trainer students and Agricultural and Food Industry Mechanical Engineering visiting students.  The BSc subjects for four credit points: Mechanics-Statics, Mechanics-Strength of Materials, Mechanics-Dynamics, Mechanics-Vibrations, Finite-Element-Method and Mechanisms. In the MSc level the department holds training for Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Logistics Engineering, Technical Manager students. The MSc subjects for four credit points: Applied Mechanics, Applied Elasticity, Machine Dynamics and Finite-Element-Analysis. In addition there are two optional subjects for two credit points for MSc students: Finite-Element-Structure-Modeling and Experimental Modal-Analysis. Students of the Teacher of Engineers MA training and five-year training attend lectures in Mechanics-Statics, Mechanics-Strength of Materials, Mechanics-Dynamics, Finite-Element-Method and Mechanisms. The department participates in the Multidisciplinary Doctoral School of Engineering Sciences with the subjects of Continuum Mechanics and Engineering Applications of Finite Element method.

The scientific research areas of the department are: solving problems in engineering statics; strain and stress analysis; dynamics, vibrations and coupled thermomechanics; the improvement and application of numerical methods of applied mechanics for the solution of linear and non-linear problems; the engineering mechanical applications of the finite element method and the improvement of the method, furthermore the numerical modeling and experimental methods of the mechanics of fiber-reinforced composites and viscoelastic materials. The department has engineering competences in the above mentioned research areas.

A well-equipped laboratory is part of the department with the purpose to conduct mechanical measuring. The lab is ready to produce and examine fiber-reinforced composite parts as well.