Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
ME20024 Mecanique generale |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 15%, EX 70%, OR 15% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take ME20017 |
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Aims:
* To extend the students understanding of the French notation and mathematical methods for problem solving by teaching the subject entirely in the French language and hence contribute to their technical communication ability. * To introduce additional methods of analysis in the fields of kinematics, kinetics and analytical mechanics and to develop judgement in selecting the most suitable approach to analysing mechanical problems. * To extend the students knowledge of the vibrations of mechanical systems for one degree of freedom systems. * To examine techniques for the reduction of vibrations. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: Describe complex motions of particles and bodies using vector analysis; formulate equations of motion using vector analysis or Lagrange methods; calculate work done by forces/torque; determine kinetic and potential energy of a system; formulate and solve one degree of freedom vibration problems, reason out and discuss in the language any problems encountered by the course. Skills: Problem solving: numeracy; working independently; communicating in the French language. Content: Kinematics: motion of particle, motion of body. Kinetics: Newton's laws, momentum, moment of momentum, moment of inertia, kinetic and potential energy. Lagrange methods. One degree of freedom vibration systems: free and forced vibration; base excited motion; unbalance excitation; vibration isolation. |