GEG1723

Engineering dynamics

Kinematics of particles: rectilinear motion, plane curvilinear motion, rectangular components of velocity and acceleration, motion relative to a frame in translation, motion of a particle in space. Kinetics of particles: Newton's second law of motion, linear momentum, rate of change in linear momentum, equations of motion, dynamic equilibrium, angular momentum of a particle, rate of change of angular momentum, work of a force, kinetic energy, power and efficiency, potential energy, conservation of energy, impulse and momentum. Kinetics of systems of particles: generalised Newton's second law, work-energy, impulse-momentum, steady mass flow. Kinematics of rigid bodies: translation, rotation about a fixed axis, general plane motion, absolute and relative velocity, instantaneous centre of rotation, absolute and relative acceleration, motion about a fixed point. Plane kinetics of rigid bodies: equations of motion, angular momentum, D'Alembert's principle, work and energy principle, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, principle of impulse and momentum, conservation of momentum.

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