Undergraduate Course: Dynamics 4 (MECE10002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mechanical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course provides an understanding of core aspects of advanced dynamic analysis, dealing with system modelling, dynamic response and vibration analysis both linear and nonlinear. To obtain an appreciation of the limits of analytical solutions and the value of these in underpinning modern computer methods for simulating dynamic response. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 201, Geology & Geophysics Bldg |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Dynamics 4 | 1:30 | 12 sides / graph / Open Book / Double Desks | Open Book / Double Desks | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | 12 sides / graph / Open Book | Open Book |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students should be able to:
1. Understand the origins and applicability of virtual work based methods as applied to dynamical systems and the relationship between Lagrangian and Newtonian Mechanics.
2. Derive energy functions and generalised forces for lumped and continuous parameter systems and to use these through Lagrange's equations to derive system differential equations of motion.
3. Recognise some forms of advanced dynamical behaviour such as instability, nonlinearity, to appreciate their effects on dynamical response and the methods used to analyse them.
4. Apply matrix algebra to multi-degree of freedom systems to obtain Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, and to understand the use of Principal Coordinates in system response.
5. Know the common wave equations for basic structural elements (rods, bars, and beams) and to be able to use these to find natural frequencies and mode shapes of finite systems, with a range of boundary conditions
6. Be aware of the range of complex behaviour found in structural and system dynamics, such as the features of chaotic dynamics, and to appreciate the value of numerical simulation in the absence of analytical results |
Assessment Information
| Final Examination 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Zaiser
Tel: (0131 6)50 5671
Email: M.Zaiser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk |
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