Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
ME40072: Schwingungslehre |
 Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | ME40072 Re-assessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take ME20071 and take EU30376 and while taking this unit you must take EU40377 and in taking this unit you cannot take ME40034 |
| Description: | Aims: To consolidate the student's understanding of the German notation and methods for problem solving by teaching the subject entirely in the German language. To extend the student's knowledge of the vibrations of mechanical systems into the context of continuous systems. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Derive the equation of vibrations of continuous systems. * Calculate or approximate the natural frequencies of continuous systems. * Describe possible mode shapes and modal coordinates transformation. * Reason out and discuss in the language any problems encountered by the course. Skills: Problem solving; working independently; numeracy; Communicating in the German language. Content: Vibrations of continuous systems: longitudinal, torsional and transverse vibrations. Approximation methods. |