Course Title: Mechanical Vibrations

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Mechanical Vibrations

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MIET1076

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

MIET1076

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

Offsh3 14,
Offsh3 15

MIET2351

Stansfield College

Undergraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

Offsh 3 09,
Offsh 4 09,
Offsh 1 10

MIET2471

Kaplan Singapore

Undergraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

Offsh1 16

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFSe12018 (VM6)

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFJan2021 (All)

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFJan2022 (All)

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFJan2023 (VM16)

MIET2074

SHAPE, VTC

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFJan2024 (All)

MIET2471

Kaplan Singapore

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFSe12018 (KA4)

MIET2471

Kaplan Singapore

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFSe12019 (All)

MIET2471

Kaplan Singapore

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

OFFJan2020 (KA3)

Course Coordinator: A/Prof. Jie Yang

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6169

Course Coordinator Email: j.yang@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 253.03.30


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

MIET2134 Engineering Dynamics or equivalent


Course Description

This course deals with the study of vibration in mechanical systems which is concerned with the oscillatory motions of bodies and the forces associated with them. This course aims to provide you with an understanding of the nature and behaviour of dynamic engineering systems and the capability of applying the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to solve engineering vibration problems.

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level.
This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information.(http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=eyj5c0mo77631)


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:

1 Knowledge and Skill Base
1.1. Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
1.2. Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline.
1.3. In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

2 Engineering Application Ability
2.2. Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources      

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes for students who commenced their program in 2023:

  • PLO1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering. 
  • PLO2: Utilise mathematics and engineering fundamentals, software, tools and techniques to design engineering systems for complex engineering challenges. 


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Develop mathematical model of dynamic systems with single degree of freedom,
  2. Develop mathematical model of dynamic systems with multiple degrees of freedom,
  3. Calculate natural frequency and period of simple vibrating mechanical systems,
  4. Obtain the analytical solution for system’s time response,
  5. Deal with engineering systems involving vibration isolation and rotating imbalance


Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities throughout the course include: Lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, and assessments.


Overview of Learning Resources

All lecture Powerpoint slides, Lectopia recording of lectures, model answers of questions in the lectures, tutorial sessions, and tests are available from the RMIT Learning Management System.

Students are strongly recommended to obtain a copy of the prescribed text:
• Rao, S.S., 2011, Mechanical Vibrations, 5rd edition, Prentice Hall
• MIET1076 Mechanical Vibrations Learning Package, RMIT University

Recommended additional texts include:
• Thomson, W.T., 1997, Theory of Vibration with Applications, Prentice Hall.
• Balachandran, B., 2008, Vibrations, Cengage Learning.
• Inman, D.J,. 2013, Engineering Vibration, Prentice Hall.


Overview of Assessment

X This course has no hurdle requirements.
☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment item 1:  Assignment 1 (individual) + Assignment 2 (individual)
Weighting of final grade: Assignment 1 (20%) + Assignment 2 (20%)
Related course learning outcomes:  1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Description: This will assess your knowledge and skills in deriving equations of motion using Newton's 2nd law and energy based principle, free and forced vibrations with and without damping effect, vibration isolation and suppression, natural frequencies and time response for systems with single or multiple degree of freedom. 

Assessment item 2:  Lab (individual)
Weighting of final grade:  10% 
Related course learning outcomes:  1, & 3
Description: This lab will better your understanding of the natural frequency, damped frequency and damping ratio of a single degree of freedom system through experiments. 

Assessment item 3:  Mid-semester Online Test (individual)
Weighting of final grade:  25% 
Related course learning outcomes:  1, 3, & 4
Description:  This will assess your knowledge and skills in deriving equations of motion using Newton's 2nd law and energy based principle, free and forced vibrations with and without damping effect, natural frequencies and time response for systems with single degree of freedom. 

Assessment item 4:  Final Online Test (individual)
Weighting of final grade:  25% 
Related course learning outcomes:  2, 3, 4, & 5
Description:  The online test is an assessment of your knowledge and skills in vibration isolation and suppression of single degree of freedom system, equations of motion, free and forced vibrations with and without damping effect, natural frequencies, vibration modes, and time response for system with multiple degree of freedom. This test will be a time limited test that may be taken any time within a specified time window.