DYNAMICS A

Course Code

EG 3535

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr R D Neilson

Pre-requisites

EG 2559 (CAS 9) or PX 2007

Notes

Available only to students following an Honours degree programme.

Overview

This course commences with an overview of the dynamics of a particle and of general planar kinematics and dynamics before proceeding to a review of the free and forced vibration response of a linear single degree of freedom system. An introduction to the vibration of systems with two or more degrees of freedom follows, including natural frequencies and mode shapes, principal co-ordinates and calculation of the forced response using the impedance method. Lagrange's procedure is presented as an alternative to Newton's for generating the equations of motion for a system. A brief treatment of the stability of single degree of freedom systems is included.
The design of a passive vibration absorber and testing in the laboratory concludes the course.
24 one-hour lectures, 6 one-hour tutorials, and 6 three-hour practicals in total.
1 three-hour written examination paper (80%) and in-course assessment (20%).