Undergraduate Course: Mechanical Engineering Design 2B (MECE08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will introduce MATLABŪ, a software package for numerical computing and programming, and will describe the design and analysis of a range of simple machine elements. The aim of the course is to develop design skills and be able to use a software package such MATLABŪ for the design and optimisation of engineering problems. Design methods, relevant codes and standards will be discussed, and these will be applied in progressively more challenging tutorial problems as well as in two design projects. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Semester 2, T 1210-1300 F 1210-1300 |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. Be competent in using the most common features of MATLABŪ
2. Understand how to use MATLABŪ to solve engineering problems
3. Calculate the centroid of a bolt group
4. Design an eccentrically loaded shear joint
5. Design a pin jointed structure for strength
6. Choose a material for a specific design
7. Choose appropriate Factors of Safety
8. Design a shaft under axial, bending and torsional loading
9. Appreciate ASME shaft design data
10. Design radial clutches and drum brakes
11. Design axial clutches and disc brakes
12. Design flywheels for inertia considerations
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Assessment Information
Assignment 100%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Wk 1: Introduction to the course
Wks 1-5: Self-study module: An interactive introduction to MATLAB
Wk 6: Revision of design of trusses & briefing on Assignment 1
Wk 6: Overview of design considerations in Mechanical Engineering
Wk 7: Bolted and riveted joints loaded in shear
Wk 7: Stress analysis: Mohr's circle
Wk 8: Design of shafts
Wk 8: Design of axial and radial clutches
Wk 9: Design of disk and drum brakes
Wk 9: Heating of brakes & briefing on Assignment 2
Wk 10: Design of flywheels
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Budynas and Nisbett. (2010). Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design. McGraw-Hill. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ignazio Viola
Tel: (0131 6)50 5568
Email: I.M.Viola@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk |
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