Course detail
Engineering Mechanics
CESA-SDTMAcad. year: 2023/2024
The course “Engineering mechanics” is subdivided into two branches: kinematics and dynamics. Kinematics is aimed at proper formulation of motion, i.e. the students have to be able to determine how to calculate trajectory and position of rigid body or a multi body system. Kinematics of a particle, planar kinematics and a three-dimensional rigid body motion are discussed in the introduction to the course. The graphical and numerical methods for solution of planar mechanism motion are treated. Step by step the students are led through the following areas of dynamics: basic axioms, general dynamics of a particle, dynamics of a system of particles, dynamics of rigid bodies, inertia moments of rigid bodies and dynamics of multi body systems. The fundamentals Newton's Laws are used for solving of practical tasks. The solving based on methods of analytical dynamics is presented too. Description, analysis and solving the fundamental characteristics of linear resonance system are treated.
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Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Final examination: Written part of the examination plays a decisive role, where the maximum of 70 ECTS points can be reached. Solution of several computational problems is demanded. The problems come from typical profile areas of given subject and supplied by a theoretical question, proof, etc. The lecturer will specify exact demands like the number and types problems during the semester preceding the examination.
Final evaluation of the course is obtained as the sum of ECTS points gained in seminars and at the examination. To pass the course, at least 50 points must be reached.
Attendance at seminars is required. Head of seminars carry out continuous monitoring of student's presence, their activities and basic knowledge. One absence can be compensated for by attending a seminar with another group in the same week, or by elaboration of substitute tasks.
Aims
Kinematics is based on formulation of trajectory, body motion, multi body systems and determination of kinematic quantities, position, velocity and acceleration. For simple mechanical systems, students learn to solve kinematics of mechanisms and analyse the velocity and acceleration of key points of multi body system.
Determination of the kinematic quantities is necessary for further dynamic solving. Dynamics is based on knowledge of solving multi body systems.
The course will provide students with knowledge necessary to solve the kinematics and dynamics problems of planar multi body systems. Solve kinematics outputs as trajectory (position), velocity and acceleration of any point of the moving bodies, in terms of a fixed coordinate system, as well as in terms of moving coordinate systems. The students will be able analysed relation between actuated active force effects and kinematics of moving body.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Hibbeler R.C.: Engineering Mechanics-Statics and Dynamics, 2001 (EN)
Juliš K.,Brepta R. a kol.: Mechanika II.díl-Dynamika, 2002 (CS)
Recommended reading
Hibbeler R.C.: Engineering Mechanics-Statics and Dynamics, London 1995 (EN)
Přikryl K.: Kinematika, 2005 (CS)
Přikryl, K., Malenovský, E., Úlohy z kinematiky, 2005 (CS)
Slavík J.,Kratochvíl C.: Mechanika těles-Dynamika, 2000 (CS)
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme SPC-STC Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
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Fundamentals seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Kinematics of the compound motion of a point of a body in mechanisms.
3. Dynamics of a mass point and a system of mass points. Application of basic theorems of dynamics.
4. Dynamics of plane systems of bodies - construction of equations of motion by the method of relaxation.
5. Dynamics of plane systems of bodies - construction of equations of motion by methods of analytical mechanics.
6. Equation of motion for an oscillating system with one degree of freedom. Damped and undamped free oscillations.
Computer-assisted exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Kinematics of mechanisms.
3. Dynamics of bodies. Equations of motion.
4. Moments of inertia.
5. Dynamics of rotational and general plane motion of a body.
6. Dynamics of planar systems of bodies with one degree of freedom.
7. Solution of the linear equation of motion of oscillation.
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