MECH307 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
| Course Code: | 3650307 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. EŞREF EŞKİNAT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will:
- Have a strong grasp of 3D stress state, the most critically stressed point in a machine component, strains and deflections,
- Comprehend ISO system of tolerances and fits,
- Understand and apply multidimensional static failure criteria,
- Understand and apply fatigue criteria for fatigue failure and load-life relation,
- Analyze and design structural joints,
- Analyze and design power transmission shafts,
- Analyze and design mechanical springs,
- Acquire experience in using and obtaining information from engineering documents,
- Get acquainted with standards, safety, reliability, importance of dimensional parameters and manufacturing aspects of mechanical design, and
- Improve their technical report writing skills.
Course Content
Tolerances and allowances. Buckling. Stress and strain analysis in 3-D. Thick walled cylinders. Contact stresses. Strain Energy and Castigliano?s theorem. Factor of safety. Stress concentration. Static design criteria; theories of failure for ductile and brittle materials. Fatigue design criteria; stress-life diagram, fatigue under mean and combined stresses. Stresses in permanent joints; riveted joints, welded joints. Friction, wear and lubrication.
Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
- Define the most critically stressed point in a machine component.
- Analyze a 3-D stress state, strains and deflections.
- Understand and interpret tolerance on a dimension, familiar with ISO system of tolerances, specify an appropriate tolerance on machine components, and a fit for mating parts considering functional requirements.
- Identify various multidimensional static failure criteria for different materials, and apply multidimensional static failure criteria in the design and analysis of machine components.
- Identify fatigue failure and load-life relation, and apply various multidimensional fatigue failure criteria in the design and analysis of machine components under various loading conditions.
- Analyze and design structural joints,
- Analyze and design power transmission shafts carrying various elements with geometrical features,
- Analyze and design mechanical springs,
- Acquire experience in using and obtaining information from engineering documents,
- Get acquainted with standards, safety, reliability, importance of dimensional parameters and manufacturing aspects of mechanical design,
- Improve their technical report writing skills.
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