ENGR 4343 - Mechanical Vibrations

Credit(s): 3

Course covers the fundamental concepts on the vibration of mechanical systems, including review of systems with one degree of freedom, Lagrange’s equations of motion for multiple degree of freedom systems, introduction to matrix methods, transfer functions for harmonic response, impulse response and step response, convolution integrals for response to arbitrary inputs, principle frequencies and modes, applications to critical speeds, measuring instruments, isolation, torsional systems, and introduction to nonlinear problems.
Repeated: No Prerequisite Course(s): ENGR 3421