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ME22008: Solid mechanics 2

[Page last updated: 11 July 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWRI 20%, EXOB 80%
Assessment Detail:
  • Vibrations laboratory (CWRI 10%)
  • Frame laboratory (CWRI 10%)
  • Solid mechanics 2 exam (EXOB 80%)
Supplementary Assessment:
ME22008 Re-assessment examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, you will be able to: 1. Analyse the physical response of structures and machines under static and dynamic loads. 2. Predict the response of systems with single and multiple degrees of freedom to harmonic excitation. 3. Calculate torsional stiffness and strength values for closed and open structural sections. 4. Predict the fatigue life of some simple structural forms based on S-N calculations. 5. Determine buckling loads for simple systems. 6. Determine the displacement and member forces of redundant structures.


Synopsis: Youll analyse the vibration of mechanical systems, the torsion and buckling of structural sections and complex frameworks using techniques such as FEA.

Content: One degree of freedom systems: free and forced vibration; base excited motion; unbalance excitation; vibration isolation. Torsion of open and closed structural sections, dual axis bending. Stress concentration, fatigue strength and cumulative damage in structural components. Introduction to buckling: one degree of freedom systems; strut buckling; effective length; imperfect struts. Lagrangian methods: virtual work and energy. Vibrations in multi-degree of freedom systems; practical control measures. Topics for self-study that could be assessed.

Course availability:

ME22008 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB50 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB50 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB51 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB51 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB52 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB53 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB53 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB52 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB54 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB54 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM50 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM50 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM51 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM51 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM52 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM53 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM53 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM52 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM54 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM54 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)

Notes:

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