MECH408 HOISTING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY
| Course Code: | 3650408 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. VOLKAN ESAT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Introduction to material handling. Bulk and unit load concepts. Cranes: overhead traveling cranes; FEM rules, calculation method for bridge girders and carriages, drive and hoist mechanisms and related equipment; jib cranes; gantry cranes. Feeders and conveyors, roller conveyor, pneumatic conveyors, vibrating conveyors, screw conveyor.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the design, analysis, structure and construction of material handling equipment. 2. Possess the knowledge of bulk and unit load concepts. 3. Design belts, chains, and wire ropes for hoisting and conveying applications. 4. Design load handling equipment and attachments. 5. Perform load and stress calculations on different hoisting machinery. 6. Design different hoisting machinery. 7. Perform load and stress calculations on different conveying machinery. 8. Design different conveying machinery. 9. Design various elevators.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution