436-320 Engineering Design 2A

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

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

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

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.

Topics covered include; general concepts of 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 examination not exceeding three-hours