Applied mechanics
W K Chiu
4 points * 22 lecture hours, 12 tutorial hours, 12 laboratory hours * First/Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MEC1410, PHS1810, MAT1920
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the principles of mechanics in relation to engineering situations; the description and analysis of engineering systems; physical and mathematical models and their assessment.
Synopsis Experimental mechanics: particle dynamics, experimentation, modelling. Kinematics: position, velocity and acceleration; analysis and application to engineering situations; translational and rotational motion of free and constrained forces, their origin and significance; energy dissipation in mechanical systems; mass moment of inertia; linear and angular momentum. Analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms. Fundamentals of mechanical vibrations.
Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 80% * Tutorials: 10% * Laboratories: 10%
Prescribed texts
Meriam J L and Kraige L G Dynamics (SI units) vol. 2, 3rd edn, Wiley, 1992
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