University of Zagreb

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture

Course Title Theory of vibrations

Semester* Code Program** No of hours per Total ECTS credits
week: lectures +
exercises
5 or 6 or 9 18539, ME, AE 2 + 2 30 + 30 5
18832,
18540
Lecturer: Professor Milenko Stegic
Course objective:
This course deals with the vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. The following topics
are covered: lumped-parameter vibration models, structural elements mass and stiffness, damping, vibration
analysis of lumped-parameter models (one- and multi-degree-of-freedom), modal analysis, vibration isolation.
Prerequisite: Mechanics I, Mechanics II
Learning outcomes:
Upon the completion of the course, the student should be able to construct simple vibration models of mechanical
systems and perform time- and frequency-domain vibration analysis.

Course contents
Lecture/Topic:
Kinematics of vibrational motion.
1.
Fourier series expansion of periodic function.
2.

3. Vibrations of small amplitudes.

4. Free undamped vibrations.

5. Free vibrations of systems with viscous damping.

6. Forced vibrations of undamped systems under harmonic loading.

7. Forced vibrations of viscous damped systems under harmonic loading.

8. Harmonic motion of displacement excitation of the system.

9. Vibration isolation, active and passive.

10. Harmonic loading.

11. Free vibrations of two DOF and multi DOF undamped systems.

12. Forced vibrations of two DOF and multi DOF undamped systems.

13. Free vibrations of two DOF and multi DOF damped systems.

14. Forced vibrations of two DOF and multi DOF damped systems.

15. Systems with semidefinite potentential energy. Vibration absorber.

Recommended literature:
W. T. Thomson, M. D. Dahleh: Theory of vibration with applications, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.

Type of exercises: x auditory; laboratory; practicum; design; other

Examination : x final exam; x continuous testing; other

Language Croatian
Tutorials in English for incoming students YES
* Bachelor program: Semester 1-7, Master program: Semester 8-10
** ME Mechanical Engineering, NA Naval Architecture, AE Aeronautical Engineering