MEC 2008 – Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
Credits: 4
Lectures/Tut.: 28 hrs
Labs: 9 hrs
Prerequisite: ENR 1106, MEC 1301, MEC 2006
Leads to: MEC 4306
Dynamics of
particle
Basic principles
in dynamics – Newton’s law, Momentum, Impulse, D’Alembert’s principle,
Work and Energy
Dynamics of
system of particles
Solid body
dynamics – moment of inertia and its transformation, principal axes and
principal moments of inertia
Dynamics of rigid
body due its motion – translation, rotation, general planar motion,
spherical motion, general motion in space
Dynamics of
mechanisms
Rotor dynamics
Solid body Impact
Basic principles
in analytical dynamics: Virtual Work, Lagrange Equations
Assessment
Coursework - 10%
Exam - 90%
Reference Textbooks
Engineering
Mechanics – Dynamics – J.L. Meriam, L.G. Kraig