Engineering dynamics
4 points
* 26 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours
* Second
semester
* Gippsland/Distance
* Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor
of Engineering course
Objectives To develop the student's understanding of the relationships between the forces acting on particles or rigid bodies and the resulting motion and the student's problem solving skills via the application of sound engineering concepts to a large number of varied problems with emphasis on engineering applications.
Synopsis A brief introduction to dynamics including coverage of general principles followed by detailed study in five broad topics. (1) Kinematics of particles: rectilinear and curvilinear motion, relative motion. (2) Kinetics of particles: Newton's second law, work of a force, kinetic energy, power, efficiency, potential energy, conservation of energy. (3) Kinetics of systems of particles: generalised Newton's second law, work-energy, steady mass flow. (4) Kinematics of rigid bodies: translation, rotation, absolute and relative motion. (5) Kinetics of rigid bodies.
Assessment Examination: 55%
* Assignments and class tests: 45%
Prescribed texts
Riley W F and Sturges L D Engineering mechanics: Dynamics Wiley, 1993
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