Taibah University Yanbu Branch College of Engineering at Yanbu Mechanical Engineering Department

Course Syllabus
1. Program and Name of course: ME444 Mechanical Vibrations 2. Course Description Theory of vibration of mechanical systems. Un-damped one degree of freedom vibration, forced vibrations and resonance, damping multiple degree of freedom systems, mode shapes and orthognality, continuous systems, vibration measuring instruments and frequency spectrum analysis. 3. Prerequisites: Dynamics ME202 4. Textbooks and/or other required materials S.S. Rao, Mechanical Vibrations, 4rth Edition, Prentice hall, 2003 or later. 5. Topic covered Single degree of freedom systems, free vibrations Single degree of freedom systems, forced vibrations Damping types and characteristics Multiple degree of freedom systems Mode shapes and orthognality Continuous systems Vibration measurements 6. Class Schedule
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Topic Introduction Vibratory systems Mechanical Systems modelling for vibration analysis Single degree of freedom systems (SDOF) Free un-damped vibration of SDOF systems Free un-damped vibration of SDOF systems Free un-damped vibration of SDOF systems Free un-damped vibration of SDOF systems Free damped vibration of SDOF systems Free damped vibration of SDOF systems Forced vibration Forced damped vibrations Applications on forced damped vibrations Applications on forced damped vibrations

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Applications on forced damped vibrations Applications on forced damped vibrations Introduction to multiple degree of freedom systems Two degrees of freedom systems Two degrees of freedom systems eqn. of motion Two degrees of freedom systems mode shapes, orthognality and natural frequencies Two degrees of freedom systems forced vibration of undamped systems Two degrees of freedom systems forced vibration of damped systems Continuous systems Continuous systems longitudinal vibrations Continuous systems torsional vibrations Continuous systems motion of a taught string Vibration measurements Vibration measurements Review Review

7. Grade Distribution - Term activity (60%) 20% Assignments, quizzes and mini projects 20% Major Exam 1 20% Major exam 2 - Final Exam 40%
8. Course Contribution to ABET The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and analysis methods and modeling of mechanical systems for vibration characteristics. It is also a key course for analyzing systems having multiple degrees of freedom and continuous systems. It is aimed to provide the students with the required knowledge and skills for modeling of systems and the different types of vibrations and vibration measurements techniques 9. Course Relationship to Program Outcomes as defined in ABET documents Outcome 1: knowing and recognition of the dynamic system modelling methods - (e) Outcome 2: Understand the one-degree of freedom systems, multiple degree of freedom systems and continuous systems - (a) Outcome 3: Apply suitable mathematical formulation to study the free and forced damped and un-damped vibrations. (c) Outcome 4: Carry out a systematic analysis of models of mechanical systems. (b) and (k) Outcome 5: Making simulation of the dynamical systems using mathematical forms and simulation software (b) and (k) Outcome 6: Evaluation of the natural frequency, damping factors and the response of forced vibrations (k)

10. Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Development Component a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design, business context and engineering practice integrally to solve mechanical power engineering problems. b) Professionally merge the engineering knowledge, understanding, and feedback to improve design, products and/or services. c) Create and/or re-design a process, component or system, and carry out specialized engineering designs. d) Use a wide range of analytical tools, techniques, equipment, and software packages pertaining to the mechanical power engineering and develop required computer programs. e) Apply numerical modeling methods to mechanical power engineering problems. f) Prepare and present technical reports.
12. Mapping of Course Outcomes to ABET Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes a 1 Course Outcomes 2 3 4 5 6 b C d e f g h i j k

13. Person Who prepared this description and date of preparation: Dr Khaled Abozied 28/01/2013

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