ME 143 – Mechanical Vibrations – Syllabus

2nd Semester 2018-2019

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Paul Rodgers Email: paul.rodgers@upd.edu.ph

Course Description:
Free and forced vibrations of damped and undamped systems. Impulse and step response. Single and multi-degree of freedom
systems: natural frequencies, mode shapes, modal analysis. Shock absorber, tuned mass dampers and other devices.

Text:
Engineering Vibrations, by D. Inman, Prentice Hall, 2001
Mechanical Vibrations by S. Graham Kelly SI Edition, Global Engineering 2012

Course Objectives:
(1) Formulate mathematical models of vibration systems using Newton's second law or energy principles,
(2) Determine a complete solution to the modeled mechanical vibration problems.
(3) Determine the characteristics of a vibrating system such as natural frequency, modes of vibration, and express the system response
as an equation.
(4) Correlate results from the mathematical model to physical characteristics of the actual system.

Syllabus
 Discrete Systems
I. Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) Spring and Mass Systems
1. Free Vibration
2. Damped Vibration
3. Forced Undamped Vibration
4. Forced Damped Vibration
Transient and Steady State Response
Periodic Excitation
Impulse Response
Random Vibration
II. Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) Non-Spring & Mass Systems
1. Free Vibration
2. Damped Vibration
3. Forced Undamped Vibration
4. Forced Damped Vibration
Transient and Steady State Response
Periodic Excitation
Impulse Response
Random Vibration
III. Multi-Degree Freedom Systems (MDOF) Spring and Mass Systems
1. Free Vibration
2. Damped Vibration
3. Forced Undamped Vibration
4. Forced Damped Vibration
Transient and Steady State Response
Periodic Excitation
Impulse Response
Random Vibration
5. Tuned Mass Damper
IV. Multi-Degree Freedom Systems (MDOF) Spring and Mass Systems
1. Free Vibration
2. Damped Vibration
3. Forced Undamped Vibration
4. Forced Damped Vibration
Transient and Steady State Response
Periodic Excitation
Impulse Response
Random Vibration
V. Multi-Degree Freedom Systems (MDOF) Non-Spring and Mass Systems
1. Free Vibration
2. Damped Vibration
3. Forced Undamped Vibration
4. Forced Damped Vibration
Transient and Steady State Response
Periodic Excitation
Impulse Response
Random Vibration
 Continuous Systems
Solutions approach. Response of continuous systems

Evaluation Method: Grade Equivalents

4 Long Exams 95 up 1.0
Exemption: Long Exam Average ≥ 55 90 up 1.25
For those exempted: Raw Grade = Long Exam Average 85 up 1.5
For those taking the Final Exam: 80 up 1.75
Raw Grade 60% Long Exam + 40% Final Exam 75 up 2.0
70 up 2.25
65 up 2.5
60 up 2.75
55 up 3.0
50 up 4.0
Below 50 5.0