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Undergraduate Course: Dynamics 4 (MECE10002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMechanical Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 09:00 - 09:50
King's BuildingsTutorial1-11 10:00 - 10:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB LTC
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Dynamics 41:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:30
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
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Michael Zaiser
Tel: (0131 6)50 5671
Email: M.Zaiser@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk
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