Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

<3L<2T<1P

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Examination, assignments

Course enquiries

Sem 1: Dr Liza OMoore (l.omoore@uq.edu.au) & Prof. Hal Gurgenci (h.gurgenci@uq.edu.au); Sem 2: Dr Faris Albermani (f.albermani@uq.edu.au) & Prof David Mee (d.mee@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

Behaviour: mechanisms & machine elements. Forces, couples, composition, equilibrium, reactions, internal forces, free-body diagrams, bending-moment & shearing force diagrams, properties of area. Kinematics, dynamics of solid bodies & systems. Applications: linkages, gear trains & clutches.