Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)
MECHANICS - STATICS AND DYNAMICSFMEA15

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: Pi1. Course coordinator: Prof. Solveig Melin, solveig.melin@mek.lth.se, Mekanik. Recommended prerequisits: Linear algebra, One dimensional analysis. Assessment: Written exam. Parts: 2. Home page: http://www.mek.lth.se.

Aim

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Statics: Moment and force systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium of frames. Distributed forces, centre of mass. Friction. Virtual work, potential energy and stability.

Dynamics: Newton’s laws. Kinematics and kinetics of particles in straight and curved motion, natural and polar co-ordinates. Energy and work. Momentum and impulse, moments of momentum and impulse moments. Impact.Kinetic for system of particle and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion. Vibrations of damped and undamped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.

Literature
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Grundkurs, Liber, 2003.
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Problemsamling, Liber, 2003.

Parts

Code: 0109. Name: Statics and Particle Dynamics.
Higher education credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Statics: Moment and force systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium of frames. Distributed forces, centre of mass. Friction. Virtual work, potential energy and stability. Particle dynamics: Newton’s laws. Kinematics and kinetics of particles in straight and curved motion, natural and polar co-ordinates. Energy and work. Momentum and impulse, moments of momentum and impulse moments. Impact.

Code: 0209. Name: Dynamics.
Higher education credits: 2,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Kinetic for system of particle and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion. Vibrations of damped and undamped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.