Statics is a compulsory first-year BSc level course of the architectural engineering curriculum, which aims to promote basic engineering skills. We focus on the theory of statics, as well as the basic steps of structural analysis and modeling. Basic concepts of mechanics are introduced (force, distributed force, moment, resultant, equilibrium). The basic elements of structural models are presented. Statically determinate structures in two dimensions, including beams, columns, frames, trusses, and complex structures are analyzed. Reactions, internal force diagrams and their extremal values are calculated. Applications to building structures are demonstrated.
