436-431 Mechanics 4

436-354 Mechanics 3 or equivalent

Unit 1, Mechanics of Solids: Upon completion, students should be able to formulate physical and mathematical models of mechanical systems for stress analysis, obtain solutions using analytical and/or numerical methods and have an increased understanding of the stress analysis of complex structures.

Topics covered include mathematical theory of elasticity in three dimensions; reduction to two dimensions; plane stress and plane strain; Airy's stress function and its application to practical problems; finite difference and finite element methods; and torsion.

Unit 2, Dynamics: Upon completion, students should be able to formulate physical and mathematical models of mechanical systems for vibration analysis, obtain solutions using analytical and/or numerical methods and have an increased understanding of vibration analysis of complex structures.

Topics include vibration of discrete and continuous systems; modal analysis; vibration isolation; torsional and bending vibrations; vibration absorbers; and system identification.

Two 1.5-hour examinations (80%) and laboratory reports not exceeding 20 pages including computations, diagrams, tables and computer output (20%). Students will be notified of the weighting of the non-examination assessment components at the beginning of semester.