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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module ENGI3411: APPLIED MECHANICS
Department: Engineering
ENGI3411: APPLIED MECHANICS
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 3 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Durham |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
Corequisites
- Control and Signal processing, Engineering Design, Management and Manufacture, Electrical Engineering, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, OR, Environmental Engineering, Soil Engineering, Structures and Surveying, Civil Design, Design and Management for Civil Engineering, OR, Electrical Engineering, BEng Engineering Project, BEng Mechanical Manufacture, BEng Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Excluded Combinations
- Electronics, Microelectronics, Software Engineering and Communications, BEng Electronic Manufacture, BEng Civil Design, Management and Electronic Manufacture
Aims
- This module is for M.Eng. students intending to follow a mechanical or civil engineering option at level 3, and for B.Eng. students intending to follow a mechanical engineering option at level 3.
- Principles are introduced and/or developed in the subject areas of dynamics, vibrations, materials and stress analysis. Practical use of computational stress analysis is introduced.
Content
- Dynamics, vibrations, materials, stress analysis.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of engineering subjects and mathematics relevant to dynamics, vibrations, materials, stress analysis.
Subject-specific Skills
- To critically analyse, evaluate and interpret engineering data.
Key Skills
- Numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
- General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
- Capacity for self-learning in familar and unfamiliar situations
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The courses in Dynamics and Vibration, Materials and Stress Analysis are covered in lectures, and are reinforced by seminars and problem sheets leading to the required problem solving capability. Assessment is through written examination which enables each student to demonstrate their knowledge and an ability to analyse and solve new problems.
- A coursework element containing a practical exercise in Finite Element Analysis is appropriate for the subject matter.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | 2 per week term 1, 2 per week term 2, 2 lectures term 3. | 1 hour | 40 | |
| Office Hours | 8 | 0,1 or 2 per week | students sign up for appropriate time | 4 | |
| Course work | 1 | 1 in term 2 | 15 | 15 | |
| Preparation and reading | 141 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 80% | Applied Mechanics 3 | 2 hours | 100% | no |
| Continuous Assessment | 20% | Finite Element analysis study. | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Problem Sheets for lecture courses.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.