Engineering Mechanics (H1028)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

In this module, you’ll cover:

moment of a force
static equilibrium
plane trusses
centroid
friction
kinematics of particles: linear motion of a particle, curvilinear motion, characteristics of the motion in various systems of reference
kinematics of rigid bodies, translation, rotation about a fixed axis
plane motion
Kknetics of particles and rigid bodies
application of Newton's Second Law
moments of inertia
impulse-momentum equation
angular momentum
impact
work-energy equation
dynamics of a rigid rotating about a fixed axis
dynamics of a rigid in plane motion.

Teaching

69%: Lecture
25%: Practical (Laboratory, Practical, Workshop)
6%: Seminar

Assessment

25%: Coursework (Group submission (written), Problem set, Report)
75%: Examination (Computer-based examination)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 48 hours of contact time and about 102 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: