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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Design for Vibration | |||
| Reference | EN4503 | Version | 3 |
| Created | April 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | March 2021 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with the ability to analyse and interpret the dynamic structural behaviour of engineering system components. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Examine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of linear and rotational vibrational systems having two, three and more degrees of freedom. |
| 2 | Execute dynamic theory for problems related to vibration. |
| 3 | Critique the vibrational behaviour of complex system. |
| 4 | Examine the use of numerical calculation and modal analysis for problems related to vibration of complex systems. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Dynamics of engineering systems of two and more degrees of freedom; vibrational analysis of engineering components; basic numerical methods for dynamic analysis; Rayleigh's energy method; Vibration analysis of multi degree-of-freedom and continuous systems to periodic and transient loading. Systems modelling, transfer functions, transient and steady state response methods, frequency response methods, stability analysis, state space representation and signal flow graphs. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The module is delivered by means of lectures, tutorials and self-guided study and is integrated with applications in the laboratory. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 46 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 104 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| 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: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Report. | ||||
| 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 50% and C2 is worth 50%. | ||||||||
| Examination: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | A | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | B | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | B | C | C | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Mechanical Engineering Design 2 (EN2101) and Dynamics (EN2500), or their equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | RAO, S.S., 2017. Mechanical Vibrations. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. |
| 2 | THOMSON W.T., 2013. Theory of Vibrations with Application. 5th ed. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. |