Application of the 2d-Statix environment to solve basic statics problems

The paper presents the 2D-Statix environment which was developed for upgrading teaching of statics. The program is designed to solve any statically determinate problem. There is a possibility to deal with a system with different constraints such as simple support and roller support, pin joint and some elements like beams, curved beams, rods and polygonal rigid bodies. Various loads may be applied – concentrated as well as distributed. As a result the program provides values of constraints reactions and information about compression or tension of some elements. The program presented by the authors is unique because there is no similar widely available application. In the paper some classical problems of statics are solved to visualize capabilities of the 2D-Statix.