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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Joan Triadó Aymerich

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Carlos Paul Recarens

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 2

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Specific skills

  • K13. Recognize the principles of machine and mechanism theory that are applied in the analysis of the movement of industrial machines.

  • S9. Characterize the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or processing and properties of materials.

  • S11. Apply the principles of machines and mechanisms in solving engineering problems.

  • S15. Apply the principles of the strength of materials to the selection of materials that are applied in engineering

  • S43. Use the main sources of information in their discipline and the criteria to discriminate their veracity and usefulness. Likewise, use the main basic ICT tools of a transversal nature and those specific to their discipline depending on the objective.

  • C12. Apply the fundamental concepts of mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, electronics and production organization in solving engineering problems.

Presentation of the subject

The Mechanical Systems subject refers to the statics and dynamics of rigid bodies, where the fundamental principles of general mechanics applied to the behavior of solids are explained, both in a situation of static equilibrium and in dynamic translational and rotational movement. These principles are related to Newton's laws applied to forces and moments.

The fields of application within engineering are related to the design of structures, machines and mechanisms.

 

Contents

1. CENTER OF GRAVITY

Description
  • Introduction to the center of gravity.
  • Center of mass and center of gravity.
  • Centroids of volumes, surfaces and lines.
  • Centroids of compound bodies.

Related activities

Class of theoretical explanation with examples in Large Group.
Small Group Problem Solving Class.
Small group laboratory practice class

 

2. KINEMATICS

Description
  • Rotating coordinate system.
  • Centripetal force and Coriolis force
  • Coriolis theorem.
  • Movement in the plan
  • Mechanics of orbits
  • Kinematics of movement in three dimensions.
  • Kinematics of planar movement
  • Instant center of rotation.

Related activities

Class of theoretical explanation with examples in Large Group.
Small group problem solving class.
Small group laboratory practice class

 

3. DYNAMICS

Description:

 
  • Mass Moment of Inertia.
  • Equations of motion of plane kinetics.
  • Amount of linear and angular motion.
  • Principle of momentum and amount of movement.
  • Conservation of the amount of movement.
  • Inertia Tensor.

Related activities

Class of theoretical explanation with examples in Large Group.
Small group problem solving class.
Small group laboratory practice class

 

 

Activities and evaluation system

The evaluation system consists of three parts identified as follows. An exam at the end of the term in which the entire content of the subject is evaluated. Laboratory practices are carried out throughout the term and are assessable. A session of individually solved problems is held mid-term.

The final grade is the weighted sum of the final exam, the laboratory practices and the individual problem session, with the following weights:

FINAL GRADE = EXAM x 0,6 + PRACTICES x 0,2 + PROBLEMS x 0,2

There will be an extraordinary exam recovery session for all students who do not pass the subject in the ordinary assessment. 

The grade of this recovery will replace the exam grade obtained in the ordinary assessment.

The subject is taught in person and, therefore, class attendance is essential. In the same way that attendance at practical activities is essential.

 

Important: 

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's evaluation regulations. In the event that signs of fraud are detected, including improper use
of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject professor may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying
the authorship.

Bibliography

Basic

Notes on Mechanical Systems. Carles Paul

Dynamics. RCHibbeler. Ed. Pearson

Static. RC Hibbeler. Ed. Pearson

Complementary

Vector Mechanics in Examples. Publio Pintado. Ed. Paraninfo