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MEC2401 Dynamics I

Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Springfield
Short Description: Dynamics I
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 030701 - Mechanical Engineering
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: ((MAT1502 or MAT1102 or ENM1600) and CIV1501) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MEPR or MENS

Rationale

Many engineering problems are solved by using equipment with moving parts. To successfully design such equipment requires a fundamental understanding of how objects move and interact with other objects. The course supplies the essential basics to study the advanced content in MEC3403 of static and dynamic balancing, and vibration theory.

Synopsis

A working knowledge of the basic laws of motion and of the concepts of force, energy, momentum, impulse and vibration is fundamental to the study of mechanics and the solution of many engineering problems. In this course these basic concepts are reviewed and a number of techniques are developed to assist in the analysis of the plane motion of particles, bodies, interconnected bodies, mechanisms and geared systems.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. apply the Free Body Diagram Method to solve problems involving the forces on particles and rigid bodies, and to determine their resulting linear and curvilinear motions;
  2. analyse mechanisms and derive the velocities and accelerations of their rigid body components;
  3. apply the Work Energy method to the solution of problems involving the motions of systems of particles;
  4. apply Newton's Laws of Motion, Principles of Conservation of Energy and Momentum and Coulomb's Laws of Friction to problems involving the plane motion of particles, bodies, interconnected bodies, and links within mechanisms;
  5. select the most appropriate technique to solve for a given problem;
  6. perform kinematics and force analysis of plane mechanisms;
  7. analyse undamped and damped free vibration of a single degree of freedom system.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Fundamental concepts 10.00
2. Kinematics of a particle 10.00
3. Kinetics of a particle: force and acceleration 10.00
4. Kinetics of a particle: work and energy 10.00
5. Kinetics of a particle: impulse and momentum 10.00
6. Planar kinematics of a rigid body 10.00
7. Planar kinetics of a rigid body: force and acceleration 10.00
8. Planar kinetics of a rigid body: work and energy 10.00
9. Planar kinetics of a rigid body: impulse and momentum 10.00
10. Undamped and Damped Free vibrations with one degree of freedom 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=MEC2401)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Hibbeler, RC 2017, Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, 14th edn, Prentice Hall, London.
(SI Units.)

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Meriam, JL & Kraige, LG 2017, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 8th edn, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
(Vol 2.)

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 30.00
Examinations 2.00
Lectures 26.00
Private 精东传媒app 71.00
Tutorials 26.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
ASSIGNMENT 1 200 20 24 Apr 2020 1,2,3 (see note 1)
ASSIGNMENT 2 200 20 29 May 2020 4,5,6
Online Exam 600 60 End S1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 (see note 2)

Notes
  2. This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official examination timetable has been released.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the weighted marks available for that assessment item.

    Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

    To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination).

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. 1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. 2. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library?s referencing guide. These policies can be found at

Other requirements

  1. Students will require access to e-mail and internet access to UConnect for this course.

Date printed 19 June 2020