Module Code - Title:
ME4112
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ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
ME4111
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The overall objective of the course is to enable students to apply Newtons Laws of Motion (in particular the second law) to objects in motion with non-zero acceleration. The course thus goes beyond the topic of statics, which was examined in Engineering Mechanics 1 (ME4111), and analyses the kinematics of bodies in motion, the rules used to describe the motion of bodies in space, and the kinetics, which relates the motion of bodies to the forces which give rise to the motion. The study of accelerating bodies is often referred to as Dynamics, as opposed to the study of bodies in equilibrium, which is referred to as Statics.
Syllabus:
Application of Newtons Laws to particles and rigid bodies not in equilibrium (Dynamics)
Kinematics of particles, rectilinear and curvilinear motion, Cartesian, polar, normal and tangential co-ordinates; relative motion.
Kinetics of particles, work, kinetic energy and potential energy, impulse and momentum.
Collections of particles, moment of inertia.
Kinematics of rigid bodies in plane motion, rolling wheels, mechanisms.
Kinetics of rigid bodies in plane motion, translation of rigid bodies, rotation about a fixed point and general plane motion
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Identify the most appropriate solution technique for a problem in engineering dynamics.
2. Determine the position, velocity and acceleration of a particle or rigid body undergoing 2D (planar motion) using three different coordinate systems.
3. Analyse problems in engineering dynamics, using work/energy and impulse/momentum techniques (for particles only, not for rigid bodies).
4. Sketch free body diagrams and apply Newtons laws of motion to solve for the 2D (plane) motion of a particle or rigid body, given information on forces and moments.
5. Working in a team environment, analyse the results and identify sources of error in engineering experiments.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Cooperate with other students to carry out engineering tasks.
2. Synthesise different problem solution techniques in engineering dynamics to achieve a solution to an engineering pr
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Perform experiments in engineering dynamics, working in a team environment.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Module will be taught by lecture (presented in pdf format via laptop) and in-class solved tutorial problems (using journal format via laptop). Student interaction is encouraged, in particular during solution of in-class examples.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
This is a fundamental module so research findings are not relevant. Occasional reference is made to relevant active areas of research.
Prime Texts:
Meiram and Kraige (2008)
Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics, Sixth Edition, SI version
, Wiley
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Module Leader:
Samaneh.Isavand@ul.ie