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