Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton

Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of

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• the fundamental concepts of kinematics and kinetics of particles
• the fundamental concepts of kinetics of systems of particles
• plane kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies
• three-dimensional dynamics of rigid bodies
• the fundamentals concepts for vibration theory
• modelling of free/forced vibrations of an undamped single degree of freedom mechanical system
• modelling of free/forced vibration analysis of a damped single degree of freedom mechanical system<

Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:

• Read, understand and interpret the literature relating to fundamentals of structural dynamics and SDOF vibration theory
• Recognise and select appropriate techniques for the solution of general and vibratory problems for mechanical systems

Practical, subject specific skills
Having sucessfully completed the module, you will be able to:

• Model and solve problems concerned with the kinetic and kinematic of particles or rigid body systems
• Model and describe the vibratory behaviour of SDOF mechanical systems

Key transferable skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be better able to:

• Acquire a critical thinking about ways of analytical modelling of systems
• Use the fundamental concepts/language characteristic of dynamics of particles and rigid body problems as well as vibration problems.

The aims of this module are to:

• review the dynamic principles, develop mathematical analyses and introduce vibration

• Introduce and apply fundamental dynamic modelling
• An introduction to simple oscillatory systems, their mathematical representations and solutions

2 lectures a week.
One laboratory class. The typical lab class size is 20. Feedback is given by advice and assistance in the laboratory session.
Students join the course with widely varying backgrounds in dynamics and this is dealt with by proportionate assistance during the tutorial classes.
Students need to work in their own time to complete the homework exercises and are able to go to the lecturers for assistance.

Home studying of the notes provided during lectures. Also students are encouraged to study on their own the material presented in class by consulting the reference books suggested for the course. Finally students are requested to work on a set of exercises that are based on the teaching and class tutorial examples.

Secondary text

Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1 STATICS
2nd Edition, 1975, J.L. Meriam and L.G. Kraige, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
.(New York)

Theory of Vibration with Applications
1st edition, 1971
Reprint edition, 2001, W.T. Thomson, Stanley Thomes Ltd. (Cheltenham UK)
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