Course overview
This course covers theories of vibration systems, vibration control mechanisms and devices, and fundamentals of vibration modelling and analysis to analyse different techniques and their applications in engineering system design and maintenance. It also introduces the fundamental concepts of acoustics and impacts of noise, including methods for assessment, control, and mitigation. The use of spectral analysis via the Fast Fourier Transform is introduced to obtain the frequency response characteristics of acoustic and vibration systems.
- Acoustics
- Vibrations
- Spectral Analysis
Course learning outcomes
- Understand the fundamentals of acoustics and apply to the assessment of occupational and environmental noise problems
- Discuss the principles of vibrations, including concepts of modes and natural frequencies, and the influence of mass, stiffness and damping on the motion of vibratory systems
- Design forced vibratory systems, vibration isolation systems, and vibration absorbers
- Understand the fundamentals of signal processing/spectral analysis and the controlling parameters of the Fast Fourier Transform
- Appreciate the differences between Aboriginal musical instruments and Western and Eastern instruments
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 27624
Section FR01
Size 80
Available 80
Class number 27637
Section PR01
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27636
Section PR02
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27635
Section PR03
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27634
Section PR04
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27633
Section PR05
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27632
Section PR06
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27631
Section PR07
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27630
Section PR08
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27629
Section PR09
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27628
Section PR10
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27625
Section TU01
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 25037
Section TU02
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 27638
Section WS01
Size 29
Available 29
Class number 25039
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 25038
Section WS03
Size 40
Available 40
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 27626
Section FR01
Size 320
Available 320
Class number 27678
Section PR01
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27677
Section PR02
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27676
Section PR03
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27675
Section PR04
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27674
Section PR05
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27673
Section PR06
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27672
Section PR07
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27671
Section PR08
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27670
Section PR09
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27669
Section PR10
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27668
Section PR11
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27667
Section PR12
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27666
Section PR13
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27665
Section PR14
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27664
Section PR15
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27663
Section PR16
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27662
Section PR17
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27661
Section PR18
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27660
Section PR19
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27659
Section PR20
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27658
Section PR21
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27657
Section PR22
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27656
Section PR23
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27655
Section PR24
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27654
Section PR25
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27653
Section PR26
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27652
Section PR27
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27651
Section PR28
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27650
Section PR29
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27649
Section PR30
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27648
Section PR31
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27647
Section PR32
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27646
Section PR33
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27645
Section PR34
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27644
Section PR35
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27643
Section PR36
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27642
Section PR37
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27641
Section PR38
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27640
Section PR39
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27639
Section PR40
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 27627
Section TU01
Size 120
Available 120
Class number 25041
Section TU02
Size 120
Available 120
Class number 25040
Section TU03
Size 120
Available 120
Class number 27682
Section WS01
Size 80
Available 80
Class number 27681
Section WS02
Size 80
Available 80
Class number 27680
Section WS03
Size 80
Available 80
Class number 27679
Section WS04
Size 80
Available 80
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