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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Engineering Analysis 2 | |||
| Reference | EN4500 | Version | 6 |
| Created | March 2024 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | April 2024 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with the ability to analyse and predict the behaviour of engineering components and systems | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically analyse the finite element methods applied to static structures |
| 2 | Apply risk & reliability techniques to engineering systems for enhanced integrity. |
| 3 | Interpret the vibrational behaviour of complex systems. |
| 4 | Perform static analysis on compound material structures. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Introduction to finite element analysis; application of FE methods in the solution of static 2D problems; vibration analysis of multi degree-of-freedom and continuous systems to periodic and transient loading; reliability analysis of repairable and non-repairable systems; shrink fits; compound cylinders. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Module delivered by means of lectures, tutorials and self-guided study, integrated with computer-based applications. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 50 | 50 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 100 | 100 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1 |
| Description: | Coursework assessment using FEA theory and software. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Closed book examination. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 30% and C2 is worth 70%. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | EN3501 or EN3109 or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| An Indicative Bibliography will normally reference the latest edition of a text. In some cases, older editions are equally useful for students and therefore, those are the editions that may be stocked. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | FAGAN, M.J., 1992. Finite Element Analysis : Theory and Practice. Harlow: Longman. |
| 2 | O'CONNOR P.D.T., 2011. Practical Reliability Engineering. 5th ed. Chichester: J Wiley & Sons. |
| 3 | DAVIDSON, J. and HUNSLEY, C., 1994. The Reliability of Mechanical Engineering Systems. London: Mechanical Engineering Publications. |
| 4 | KELLY S.G., 2012. Mechanical Vibrations: Theory and Applications (SI edition). Cengage Learning. |
| 5 | RAO, S.S., 2016, Mechanical Vibrations. 6th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall. |