Fundamentals of Waves and Vibrations
Discover how wave mechanics and vibrational principles shape engineering solutions while exploring practical applications across different fields.
Discover how wave mechanics and vibrational principles shape engineering solutions while exploring practical applications across different fields.
This intermediate-level course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of waves and vibrations, covering a wide range of applications in engineering and natural phenomena. Designed for learners with some background in mechanical engineering, the course explores the common principles underlying various wave and vibration phenomena in fields such as civil engineering, aerospace engineering, and plant biomechanics. Students will learn about simple and complex waves, modes of vibration, oscillators, and the dynamics of systems using modal analysis. The curriculum combines theoretical concepts with practical examples and lab sessions, offering insights into real-world applications and current research topics. By the end of the course, learners will have a solid understanding of wave propagation, vibration analysis, and their relevance in diverse engineering disciplines.
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What you'll learn
Understand the principles of wave propagation in continuous solid and fluid systems
Analyze dispersive and non-dispersive waves in various media
Explore guided waves and their applications in engineering
Master the concept of modes and modal analysis in vibrating systems
Apply oscillator models to understand system dynamics
Learn about modal superposition and its use in structural analysis
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course offers a comprehensive overview of waves and vibrations, covering fundamental principles and their applications across various engineering fields. The curriculum is structured into six modules, progressing from simple waves to complex wave phenomena, modes of vibration, and system dynamics. Students will learn about non-dispersive and dispersive waves, guided waves, modal analysis, and the behavior of oscillators. The course emphasizes the interconnectedness of wave and vibration phenomena in different domains, including solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and acoustics. Through a combination of theoretical lectures, lab sessions, and research topic discussions, students gain insights into both classical concepts and cutting-edge applications. By the end of the course, learners will have developed a strong foundation in wave and vibration analysis, applicable to a wide range of engineering problems.
Introduction to Wave Phenomena
Module 1 · 5 Hours to complete
Non-dispersive and Dispersive Waves
Module 2 · 5 Hours to complete
Guided Waves and Applications
Module 3 · 5 Hours to complete
Modes of Vibration and Modal Analysis
Module 4 · 5 Hours to complete
Oscillators and System Dynamics
Module 5 · 5 Hours to complete
Advanced Topics and Current Research
Module 6 · 5 Hours to complete
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Emmanuel de Langre is a Professor of Mechanics in École Polytechnique, near Paris. He has worked as an engineer in the French nuclear industry. His principal research interests are in fluid-structure interactions and vibrations of engineering systems, such as heat exchangers and underwater offshore risers but also of natural systems such as crops and trees moving under wind load. He has created and taught the course on fluid-structure interaction at Ecole Polytechnique for more than ten years. He is presently the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluids and Structures.
Professor ENSTA-Paris
Jean-Francois Semblat is Professor at ENSTA-Paris near Paris. His main fields of interest are wave propagation (in mechanics and seismology), dynamic soil-structure interaction, earthquake eng. and numerical modelling (FEM, BEM). He teaches seismology, soil dynamics, structural dynamics and numerical methods at ENSTA-Paris, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Ponts-ParisTech and University of Pavia.
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