Dynamic Design of Mechanical Systems
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The official GTU curriculum for Dynamic Design of Mechanical Systems (subject code ME02000471) as prescribed for ME · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 26 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02000471)Unit 1 Fundamentals of Dynamics and System Design
- Review of dynamics and mechanics: Newtonian mechanics
- D’Alembert’s principle
- Overview of system design principles: dynamic considerations in design
- case studies on dynamic design challenges
Unit 2 Vibrational Analysis in Design
- Single Degree of Freedom Review on Longitudinal and Torsional Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) systems: Free undamped and damped systems, and forced undamped and damped vibrations
- Motion and Force transmissibilities and their practical application aspects
- Effect of damping on transmissibility curves using programming tools
- Vibrational Analysis in Design: Multi-Degree-of-Freedom (MDOF) systems Frequency Response Functions (FRFs)
- Eigenvalue problems
- mode shapes, and modal analysis
- Modal parameter extraction techniques for single degree and multi-degree of freedom systems
- Proportional damping
- Viscous damping
Unit 3 Mathematical Modelling of Mechanical Systems
- Modelling techniques: Lumped parameter and distributed parameter systems
- Linear and nonlinear systems
- Real mechanical systems and their physical models
- Governing equations of motion: Derivation of equations of motion using Newton-Euler and Lagrange methods
- Equations of motion using Matrix method for MDOF systems
Unit 4 Continuous systems
- Vibrations in Strings
- beams and plates
- Vibration isolation and control strategies
- Viscoelastic damping layer treatment
Unit 5 Advanced Computational Techniques
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in dynamic system designs: Modal analysis
- harmonic analysis, and transient analysis using advanced FEA software and programming tools
- Dynamic Design Considerations Mass alteration and material selection for improving dynamic performance: Lightweight materials
- composites, and high-strength alloys
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