COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 4041 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞE SAIDE SARIGÜL

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide capabilities to construct the vibration models of mechanical systems and to obtain solution for different inputs, and to give the principles of vibration isolation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To determine the degree of freedom of mechanical systems
2   To construct the vibration models of mechanical systems
3   To determine the natural vibration characteristics of mechanical systems
4   To determine the forced vibration characteristics of mechanical systems
5   To solve the vibration isolation problem in mechanical systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Constructing the vibration models of mechanical systems
2 Damped vibrations of one-degree of freedom systems
3 Harmonic excitations in one-degree of freedom systems
4 Harmonic excitations in one-degree of freedom systems
5 Transient excitations in one-degree of freedom systems
6 1 st Laboratory Experiment Determination of natural frequency, damping ratio and equivalent one-degree of freedom system.
7 1 st Mid-Term
8 Derivation of governing equations of multi-degree of freedom systems
9 Free vibrations of multi-degree of freedom systems
10 2 nd Laboratory Experiment Determination of the first few frequencies of a refrigerator compressor
11 Forced vibrations of multi-degree of freedom systems
12 Vibration Control
13 2 nd Mid-Term
14 Industrial vibration applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations, Graham Kelly, Mc-Graw Hill, USA, 1993.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

PowerPoint presentations, laboratory applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 LAB LABORATORY
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + LAB * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + LAB * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The general theory of mechanical vibrations are given in lectures by power point presantations. The gains toward application are provided by laboratory experiments and laboratory reports.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

saide.sarigul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Labratory 2 3 6
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 10 20
Preparing the laboratory notebook 2 3 6
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.24
LO.344444
LO.444444
LO.54