Undergraduate Course: Dynamics 4 (MECE10002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final Examination 100% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Dynamics 4 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Filipe Teixeira-Dias
Tel: (0131 6)50 6768
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Paulo Nunes De Moura
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
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