MECHANICAL VIBRATION

ME 417
Course Instructor: Dr Muhammad Bilal Sajid (mbilalsajid@giki.edu.pk)
Course TAs: Engr. Iftikhar Ahmad
Engr. Safi Ahmed

Lecture 1

Instructors Profile
Education
PhD (Mechanical Engineering): KAUST 2015
MSc (Mechanical Engineering): UET Taxila 2006
BSc Hons (Mechanical Engineering):
UET Lahore 2004
Work Experience:
Lab Engineer / TA: GIKI: 2004-2005
Manager (Tech):
MTC(NESCOM): 2006-2011
Assistant Professor:
GIKI: Since Aug2015
Research Interests: Laser Sensors, Combustion, Chemical

Kinetics, IR spectroscopy, Fuel Formulation for Engines

Time-Table

Motivation: Mechanical Vibrations

Product Design: Vibrational Analysis as part of engineering design / analysis

Vibration Isolation System: Isolating the effect of vibrations

Preventive Maintenance: Condition Monitoring / Spectrum Analysis

Course Outline
CH # 1: Introduction to Vibration & Free Response
CH # 2: Response to Harmonic Excitation
CH # 3: General Forced Response
CH # 4: Multiple D-O-F Systems
CH # 5: Design of Vibration Suppression
CH # 6: Distributed-Parameter Systems
CH # 7: Vibration Testing and Experimental Modal

Analysis
CH # 8: Finite Element Method
CH # 9: Computational Considerations
CH # 10: Non-Linear Vibration

Course Outline
CH # 1: Introduction to Vibration & Free Response
CH # 2: Response to Harmonic Excitation
CH # 3: General Forced Response
CH # 4: Multiple D-O-F Systems

Theoretical /
Mathematical Topics

CH # 5: Design of Vibration Suppression

CH # 6: Distributed-Parameter Systems
CH # 7: Vibration Testing and Experimental Modal

Analysis
CH # 8: Finite Element Method
CH # 9: Computational Considerations
CH # 10: Non-Linear Vibration

Practical Applications

Advanced Topics

Attendance Policy
Total 45 lectures
A student can miss up to 09 lectures
Short Attendance:
If you miss more than 9 classes then, as per GIKI policy, you are not
allowed to sit in the final exam
Mechanical Vibration is core ME course and is only offered in Spring
semesters
Failing this course will delay graduation by one year
In case of short attendance i.e. absents >9, I will deduct 5 % of total
marks per lecture before awarding grades

Textbook

Why Selected this textbook?

1. Covers course contents comprehensively
2. Self explanatory
3. Use of Windows to emphasize main points or summary
4. Computational (MATLAB) exercises to understand what-if

scenarios and to facilitate calculations

5. Emphases conceptual understanding / physical interpretation
6. Includes topics pertaining to industrial applications
7. Introduces design approach

Reference Book

Other Recommended Book

Pre-Requisites
1. Dynamics (ME 212)
How to draw a free-body-diagram
Identify the degrees-of-freedom
Applying equilibrium conditions

2. Differential Equations (MT 201)

Identifying and solving standard types of ODEs
Interpreting results

Grading Policy
Quizzes: 15 %
Assignments: 15 %
Group Assignment / Course Project: 05 %
Mid-Term Exam: 30 %
Final Exam: 35 %

Quizzes & Assignment Sessions

Total 8 Quizzes & 8 Assignment Sessions
Best 6 Quizzes & 6 Assignment Sessions will be considered

for grading
No surprise quiz
Both quiz & assignment session will be conducted in one
sitting (simultaneously for sections A & B)
2 quizzes / assignments not considered for grading include
With minimum marks
Deliberately missed
Due to co-curricular & extra-curricular activities
Quizzes / assignments missed due to any personal reason

No retake / make-up for missed quizzes / assignments

What to expect in a Quiz?

Short conceptual questions
MCQs testing basic concepts
Short numerical problems / mathematical derivations

(unseen)

What to expect in an Assignment Session?

One of the numerical problems from the assignment
Numerical values may be changed

What to expect in Mid / Final Exam

Conceptual questions (25 %)
Numerical Problems
Mathematical Derivations
Numerical / derivations primarily from the lectures /

assignments ? / textbooks
May includes some unseen numerical problems
Question-paper will be prepared by keeping an average

student in mind

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