MECH 550. Vibrations of Continuous Systems.
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MECH 550
Vibrations of Continuous Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to continuous systems. Discretization methods. Vibrations of Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams. Boundary conditions, intermediate supports and penalty method. Strain-displacement relationships for plates/shells. Vibrations of plates and shells. Sloshing and added mass. Effect of geometric imperfections and thermal loads. Introduction to nonlinear dynamics and stability. Introduction to experimental techniques.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: MECH 315 or MECH 419
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MECH 643
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