Module Descriptors
VIBRATION ANALYSIS (D\L)
MECH60501
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Ogrodnik
Email: P.J.Ogrodnik@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 30%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment weighted at 30% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
An exam - unseen in exam condition length 2 hours weighted at 70% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Module Indicative Content
Vibrations. 2 Degree of Freedom Systems; including damping, vibration absorbers. Transient vibrations of simple systems. Torsional vibration of 2 Degree of Freedon system. Matrix methods for analysing multi-degree of freedom systems with free vibration.
Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the contents will be facilitated via a Virtual Learning Environment.
Practical and analytical assignments using laboratory equipment.
Problem solving and student centred learning.
Module Resources
Commercial Software Packages: Mathcad, MATLAB, ANSY finite element,Excel, PC projection. Laboratory provision.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CED20065-5 Mechanical Systems (D/L) or equivalent
Module Texts
Theory of Vibration with Applications, W T Thomson, Unwin Hyman Ltd, 1988, ISBN 0-04-445069-9
Mechanical Vibrations, S.S.Rao, forth edition, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-048987-5
Engineering Vibration, 2nd edition, D. Inman, Pearson Education, 2003, ISBN 0-13-017448-3