ME 4520 — Mechanical Vibration
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturetypical days: TBostonTraditional
Covers concepts in mechanical vibration analysis. Topics include basic concepts of vibrations, vibration problems vs.dynamic problems, linear vs. nonlinear vibrations, vibrational elements, harmonic motion; free vibration of undamped SDOF systems, stability, Rayleigh's energy method, free vibration of viscously damped SDOF systems, free vibration of damped SDOF systems with Coulomb and hysteretic damping; harmonically forced SDOF systems, harmonic motion of base and rotating unbalance, forced vibrations of Coulomb-damped and hysteresis-damped SDOF systems, general (nonperiodically) forced vibrations; free and forced vibrations of 2 DOF systems, damped vibrations, general eigenvalue problem, vibration measuring instruments; tuned vibration absorbers, passive and active vibration absorbers, vibration-control systems (passive, semiactive, and active), modal analysis software, and illustrative examples.
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Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 50% | 6.0 |
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- Jahir Pabon (100% of students) · reviews
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