Structural devices

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• understand how to relate physical dimensions and materials properties to static and dynamic behaviour
• demonstrate an awareness of how small features are cut out in solid materials, and how small features are built up in solid materials
• describe the piezoelectric effect and its use for producing small-scale movement in mechanical devices
• state the relative significance of different forces at very small scales
• identify key factors that influence the behaviour of mechanical vibrating and resonant systems.