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Engineering mechanics is the branch of mechanics that deals with the implementation of the fundamental laws of mechanics in applied problems. Among other things, stresses and deformations in bodies are determined or motion sequences are studied, often intuitively starting from rigid bodies. Technical mechanics is closely related to mathematics (especially analysis and numerical solution methods). At the same time, there are interactions with subfields of physics, materials science and other engineering sciences (e.g. fluid mechanics and thermodynamics).

The theoretical foundation is provided by the geometric description of motion and deformation, the definition of internal and external forces and the formulation of balance laws or in the simplest case, conservation laws. The focus is on fundamental (universal) statements about mass, momentum, angular momentum, energy and entropy. The fact known from experience that different materials and substances respond differently to loadings is expressed in the special approaches to the constitutive laws. This area is becoming more and more the focus of research.

In organizational terms, we are part of the Institute of Materials, Technologies and Mechanics (IWTM) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.