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PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Effective Term: Spring 2014

ENG 220
Credit Hours: 4.00

Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics

Lecture Periods: 4.00

Lab Periods: 0.00

Description:
Study of the motion of bodies under the action of forces. Includes introduction to dynamics, kinematics of
particles and rigid body, kinetics of particles and rigid body, and vibration.
Prerequisites(s): ENG 201, MAT 241.

Performance Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.

Determine the kinematic relationships between positions, velocity, and acceleration for two-dimensional
motion of systems of particles and rigid body.

2.

Identify and analyze special cases of rectilinear motion (uniform motion, uniformly accelerated motion).

3.

Compute position, velocity, and acceleration of particles in relative motion and dependent relative motion.

4.

Analyze curvilinear motion in Cartesian (rectangular) coordinate system.

5.

Analyze problems of projectile motion.

6.

Analyze curvilinear motion in normal-tangential coordinate system.

7.

Analyze curvilinear motion in polar coordinate system.

8.

Analyze the two-dimensional motion of particles using: mass-force-acceleration method, work energy
method and impulse-momentum method.

9.

Classify dynamics problems by the best method of solutions.

10. Apply Newtons law to obtain equations of two-dimensional motion for dynamic systems.
11. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for particles.
12. Analyze forces in Cartesian (rectangular), normal-tangential, and polar coordinate systems.
13. Compute linear and angular momentum of a particle.
14. Apply the principle of impulse and momentum to problems of direct and oblique central impact.
15. Analyze rotation of the rigid body about a fixed axis.
16. Analyze the planar rigid body motion by using both absolute and translating frame of reference.
17. Apply vector analysis to solve kinematics problems.
18. Apply method of relative velocity and relative acceleration to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
19. Apply graphical method of instantaneous centers to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
20. Apply relative motion analysis using rotating coordinate systems.
21. Determine the Coriolis acceleration in plane motion.
22. Determine the mass moment of inertia of a body.
23. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for rigid bodies.

24. Compute angular momentum of a rigid body.

25. Apply force-mass-acceleration method for kinetic analysis of rigid bodies in plane motion.
26. Formulate the equations of motion for rigid bodies undergoing translation, and rotation about a fixed axis,
and general plane motion.

27. Analyze simple harmonic motion.

28. Analyze undamped and damped free vibration.
29. Analyze undamped and damped forced vibration.

Outline:
I. Introduction to Dynamics
A. Application of dynamics
B. Basic concepts
C. Newtons laws
D. Solving problems in dynamics
E. Appropriate units of measurement for dynamics problems
II. Kinematics of Particles
A. Introduction
B. Rectilinear motion
C. Displacement, velocity, and acceleration
D. Graphical interpretations
E. Curvilinear motion
F. Rectangular coordinates
G. Projectile motion
H. Normal and tangential coordinates
I. Circular motion
J. Polar coordinates
III. Kinetics of Particles
A. Introduction
B. Unconstrained and constrained motion
C. Free-body diagram
D. Mass force acceleration method
E. Work energy method
F. Kinetic energy
G. Potential energy
H. Conservation of energy
I. Impulse-momentum method
J. Linear momentum of a particle
K. Conservation of linear momentum
L. Impact
M. Angular momentum of a particle
N. Conservation of angular momentum
IV. Kinematics of Rigid Body
A. Introduction
B. Unconstrained and constrained motion
C. Rectilinear translation

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Curvilinear translation
Rotation about a fixed axis
Angular-motion relations
Absolute motion
Principles of relative motion
Method of relative velocity
Graphical method of instantaneous centers
Method of relative acceleration
Motion relative to rotating axes; coriolis acceleration
V. Kinetics of Rigid Body
A. Introduction
B. General equations of motion
C. Unconstrained and constrained motion
D. Translation
E. Fixed-axis rotation
F. General plane motion
VI. Vibration
A. Free vibration of particles
B. Undamped free vibration
C. Graphical representation of motion
D. Damped free vibration
E. Forced vibration of particles
F. Undamped forced vibration
G. Damped forced vibration
H. Magnification factor and phase angle