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AMME5510: Vibration and Acoustics
2025 unit information
This unit of study should prepare the student to be able to undertake vibration and acoustic measurement calculations for industry design situations. The unit aims to introduce a number of new concepts required for analysis of vibrations and acoustics. The response of structure under different dynamic forces, including human and aerodynamic, will be investigated. A number of hands-on experiments will be performed to allow an understanding of the concepts and applicability. The acoustics component will include: basic acoustics theory, sound generation and propagation, impedance, absorbing materials, industrial noise sources, isolation methods of noise control, enclosures, instrumentation and measurement, frequency analysis, noise regulations and computational acoustics.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME2200 or AMME2261 or AMME9261) and (AMME2500 or AMME9500) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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AMME8510 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Construct and develop simple computational models that will allow more complex geometries to be solved under vibration or/and acoustic conditions.
- LO2. Develop a detailed engineering report on an experimental test and numerical analysis.
- LO3. Present results of an experiment to a peer audience
- LO4. Work effectively in a team to complete a project related to vibrations and acoustics.
- LO5. Manage group projects and assessment tasks
- LO6. Apply a broad range of solution techniques to a standard problem
- LO7. Understand and analyze the limitations of theory with experimentation and simulations.
- LO8. Predict the vibrational response characteristics of a structure under excitation conditions.
- LO9. Appreciate the social, economic, and legislative aspects of environmental noise, make calculations and measurements necessary to estimate sound levels and noise in machinery, buildings and the outside environment, and make recommendations as to how to best reduce them
- LO10. Undertake experiments and analyse data to verify theoretical and numerical predictions
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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