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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-320 Engineering Design 2A

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor A.E. Samuel

Prerequisite/s:

Engineering Design and Materials 1A, 1B and 1C and 436-241 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

13 hours of lectures and case studies. 26 hours of practical work in engineering design

Objectives:

Upon completion of the subject students will have:

  • gained an appreciation of methods for synthesising solutions to open-ended design problems at an intermediate level of complexity in mechanical and manufacturing engineering;

  • a deep understanding of the concepts and methods of designing for system and component integrity under conditions of fatigue and wear;

  • a deep understanding of information-based techniques for the management of engineering design.

Content:

General concepts: function, integrity, value, quality, efficient use of resources in the synthesis of solutions to design problems. Design for fatigue: characteristics of fatigue fracture, 2-D and 3-D stress conditions, cumulative damage hypothesis, Weibull distribution. Design for wear: surface phenomena and tribology in design, application to bearings and seals. Management of the design process: initial appreciation, information flows and networks, characteristics of manufacturing processes affecting product design.

Assessment:

Continuous assessment of projects and assignments during the semester; one two-hour end-of-semester examination.
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