MAE 513 Principles of Structural Vibrations

3 Credit Hours

Principles of structural vibration beginning from single and multi-degree of freedom systems and extending to distributed systems. Forced system response, vibration of strings, bars, shafts and beams and an introduction to finite element methods.

Prerequisite

Undergraduate course in dynamics of machines (MAE 315), dynamics and controls (MAE 361), or equivalent.

Students are also expected to be proficient in MATLAB coding. MATLAB will be used extensively for analysis in course assignments.

Course Objectives

Provide introduction to the formulation of the vibration response of single- and multiple- degree of freedom systems, and continuous systems. Provide the student with capabilities to formulate vibration problems, solve for the response, and understand the physical parameters controlling the system. Applications of vibration principles are also emphasized.

Course Requirements

HOMEWORK: (30%)

EXAMS: One midterm exam (25%) and a Final Exam (25%)

SOFTWARE: Access to standard engineering software (MATLAB, Excel, etc.)
MATLAB is accessible through the Virtual Computing Lab.

PROJECTS: One term project report (20%).

Textbook

Engineering Vibration, 4th Edition, Daniel J. Inman. ISBN-13: 9780132871693