EG1011:03
Engineering Dynamics
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: ME1521
39 lectures, 26 tutorials, 13 hours practicals. Second semester.
Available to science and engineering students.
Kinematics and kinetics of particles. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies. Newton’s Second Law. Work-Energy Methods. Friction. Introduction to mechanisms – types, constraints, degrees of freedom. Gearing.
Learning Objectives:
- to provide students with knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering dynamics;
- to provide students with knowledge of the fundamentals of vibrations;
- to familiarise students with common mechanisms;
- to provide students with techniques for analysing the performance of mechanisms.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).