Dynamics 4 (U01198)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-MEDYN

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

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Mechanical, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	09:00	09:50	Lecture Theatre 1, Eng Sanderson Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	09:50	KB
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	KB
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	KB

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