Checking date: 11/12/2019


Course: 2019/2020

Mechanical vibrations fundamentals
(18432)
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Plan: 446 - Estudio: 221)


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Department assigned to the subject: Mechanical Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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By the end of this subject, students will be able to have: 1. knowledge and understanding of linear differential equations which are applicable in mechanical vibration problems 2. knowledge and understanding of key aspects of mechanical vibrations fundamentals; 3. the ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to identify, formulate and solve problems of mechanical vibrations using established methods; 4. the ability to combine theory and practice to solve problems of mechanical vibrations; 5. an understanding of applicable techniques and methods in mechanical vibrations, and of their limitations;
Description of contents: programme
One-degree-of-freedom systems: Free Vibrations without damping. Damped free vibrations. Forced vibrations. Transient and steady state Response. Resonance. Two-degree-of-freedom systems: Free Vibrations without damping. Damped free vibrations. Forced vibrations. Generalization to n-degree-of-freedom systems. Numerical methods of resolution of differential equations
Basic Bibliography
  • R. Kent Nagle; E.B Saff Arthur and David Snider. Fundamentals of differential equations. Pearson. 2012
  • SS Rao and Fook Yap Fah. Mechanical vibrations. Singapore : Pearson Education South Asia. 2011

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