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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW 60%, EX 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to investigate engineering systems, analyse static forces and force systems, and analyse linear and angular dynamic engineering systems. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit the student should be able to: * Apply the principles of static force to engineering materials and systems; * Apply the principles of dynamic force to engineering systems; * Determine the relationship between energy work and power; * Investigate engineering systems. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * Improving own learning and performance (F,A) * Applying theory to practice (T, F, A) * Making and defending decisions (A) * Demonstrating appropriate critical thinking skills (T,F,A) * Gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A) * Formulating outcomes (A) Professional * Communicating professionally, using different formats (T, F, A) * Working in an independent and autonomous way (F, A) * Making written presentations (A) Practical * Prioritising time and tasks (F) * Self organisation and management (F) * Planning appropriate support and monitoring progress (T, F) * Developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * Carrying out practical investigations of engineering systems (F,A) Key * Writing reports (A) * Applying numerical techniques (T,A) * Ability to apply theory into practice (T,F,A) * Problem solving skills (T,F,A) * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines (A) * Working effectively as a team and group (T,F) * Using graphs and tables to present experimental results (F,A). Content: This unit concentrates on: * Definitions of stress, strain, modulus of elasticity and safety factor * Representation of force, addition of forces and analysis of simple frameworks * Friction and laws of friction * Moments, the principle of moments and determination of centres of gravity * Definitions of displacement, velocity and acceleration * Analyse linear and rotary systems using equations of motion * Motion in a circle, centrifugal force, overturning/ skidding of a vehicle * Newton's laws of motion, linear and angular momentum, impulse * Describe kinetic and potential energy and energy conversions * Energy, work, power * Power loss in bearings * Describe the main features of an engineering control system * Identify a range of methods used in measuring common engineering quantities. |
| Programme availability: |
LP10503 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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