Mechanical Vibrations

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

ME-3524

CRN

91117

Credits

4

Discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Times and Days

2:00pm-3:15pm|2:30pm-3:20pm

T, R, F

Course Information

Development and application of mathematical methods, physical understanding, and computational tools for modeling, analysis, and design of vibrating systems. Free and forced vibration of single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems, particularly systems experiencing sinusoidal excitation. Distributed parameter systems. Practical engineering applications.

Prerequisites

ESM 2304 (MIN grade of P) , ( MATH 2114 (MIN grade of P) or MATH 2114H (MIN grade of P) or MATH 2405H ) (MIN grade of P) , ( MATH 2214 (MIN grade of P) or MATH 2214H (MIN grade of P) or MATH 2406H ) (MIN grade of P) , ME 2004 (MIN grade of P) Prerequisites Enforced: Yes