In order to improve the teaching results of structural mechanics, the teaching method of showing the abstract theories of structural mechanics by experiment measures is discussed. Based on the classical structural mechanics teaching, this teaching method adds experimental teaching process in three levels:enhance students' understanding of abstract theories in structural mechanics by demonstrative experiment in class, improve students' ability to link theory with practice through the comprehensive experiment and train students' study habit through questions and teachers' guide to solve the problem by exploratory experiment. By means of materializing abstract theories in structural mechanics, the teaching content can be more abundant, the comprehensive ability of the students can be enhanced and the purpose of quality-oriented education and innovative development can be achieved.