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ME3511:03

Dynamics and Acoustics

Townsville

HECS Band 2

39 hours lectures, 39 hours tutorials, seminars, field trips, practicals and workshops. Semester 1.

Theory of Vibration covers the following topics: lumped parameter (spring-mass-damper) systems - free and forced vibration of single and multi-DOF systems. Continuous parameter (distributed) systems - vibrations of strings, beams and plates. Acoustics - wave propagation in fluids, sound pressure and sound power, noise measurement scales, sound fields and sources. Condition monitoring for predictive maintenance - fault detection on some common machinery.

Learning Objectives:

to familiarise students with the fundamentals of continuous systems;

to develop and exercise the student's skills to produce a dynamic model of a machine/structure;

to gain an understanding of vibration analysis in industrial applications;

to familiarise students with machine condition monitoring and diagnostics;

to become familiar with the fundamentals of acoustics and the measurement of noise from machinery;

to demonstrate methods and techniques for noise and vibration control;

to conduct a literature review on a topic in the field of dynamics and acoustics and to communicate the results to a critical audience.

Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).