| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fundamental concepts in vibration and modeling ・Introduction to mechanical vibration ・Introduction to modeling and analysis |
Review how to obtain the equation of motion. | 100minutes |
| 2. | Harmonic vibration ・Frequency, amplitude, period and phase angle |
Make sure students have read chapters 1&2 (pp.1-20). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 3. | Free vibration of undamped single DOF systems (1) ・Derivation the equation of motion of a single-degree-of-freedom system using Newton’s second law |
Make sure students have read chapters 3 (pp.24-28). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 4. | Free vibration of undamped single DOF systems (2) ・Translational and rotational motions |
Make sure students have read chapters 3 (pp.29-35). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 5. | Free vibration of undamped single DOF systems (3) ・Rayleigh’s Energy Method |
Make sure students have read chapters 3 (pp.36-41). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 6. | Midterm Exam 1 | Review for Midterm Exam 1. | 150minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 70minutes | ||
| 7. | Free vibration of viscously damped SDOF systems (1) ・Damping ratio and damped natural frequency ・Response of viscous damped system |
Make sure students have read chapters 3 (pp.41-48). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 8. | Free vibration of viscously damped SDOF systems (2) ・Logarithmic decrement ・Coulomb damping |
Make sure students have read chapters 3 (pp.49-53). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 9. | Harmonically forced SDOF systems (1) ・Steady state solution with viscous damping due to harmonic force |
Make sure students have read chapters 4 (pp.58-63). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 10. | Harmonically forced SDOF systems (2) ・Steady state solution with viscous damping due to harmonic force |
Make sure students have read chapters 4 (pp.64-67). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 11. | Harmonically forced SDOF systems (3) ・Reciprocating and rotating unbalance |
Make sure students have read chapters 4 (pp.67-77). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 12. | Midterm Exam 2 | Review for Midterm Exam 2. | 150minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 70minutes | ||
| 13. | Harmonically forced SDOF systems (4) ・Base excitation ・Vibration isolation |
Make sure students have read chapters 4 (pp.77-81). | 100minutes |
| Solve the problems written in the handout. | 90minutes | ||
| 14. | Final Exam | Review what students learn in this course. | 220minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 2660minutes |
| Midterm Exam 1 | Midterm Exam 2 | Final Exam | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10% | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 2. | 10% | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 3. | 10% | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 4. | 0% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| 5. | 0% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Total. | 30% | 20% | 50% | - |