Module Descriptors
MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES (D\L)
MECH40494
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: John-Glen Swanson
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the contents will be faciltated via a Virtual Learning Environment.
Practical and analytical assignments using laboratory equipment.
Problem solving and student centred learning.
Practical and analytical assignments using laboratory equipment.
Problem solving and student centred learning.
Module Indicative Content
Statics:, Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams, Stress / Strain Relationships, Deflection of Elastic Structures, Bending and Shear Stresses in Beams, Shafts in Torsion, Power Transmission. Dynamics: Undamped Free Vibrations, Viscous Damped Free Vibrations, Kinematics of particles, Energy Methods.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A 2 hour examination weighted at 50% assessing learning outcome 1.
1 Assignment weighted at 50% overall assessing learning outcome 2.
1 Assignment weighted at 50% overall assessing learning outcome 2.
Module Texts
An Introduction to Engineering Mechanics, D Reid, Palgrave, 2000, ISBN: 0333949218
Mechanics of Engineering Materials, PP Behham et al, Longman, 1996, ISBN: 0582251648
Mechanics of Engineering Materials, PP Behham et al, Longman, 1996, ISBN: 0582251648
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CED01185-4 Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics or equivalent.
Module Resources
Engineering Mechanics lab resources for statics and dynamics