MC-503 ELEMENTS OF MACHINE DYNAMICS & DESIGN
Credit Hours = 3
COURSE CONTENT
- Kinematics: Fundamentals, Degree of freedom, Different types of Mechanisms, their characteristics and applications.
- Principles of Design: Mechanical Properties of Materials; Elasticity; Plasticity; Resilience and toughness; Endurance limits; Hardness; Ductility and brittleness; Stress concentration, S-N diagram, notch sensitivity, Design Parameters and Operating Conditions, Theories of failures; Creep; Fatigue. Soderberg and Goodman diagrams; Factor of safety.
- Design of Simple Machine Elements: Belt and Chain drives; Helical springs; Clutches, Brakes and Dynamometers; Knuckle, Cotter, Universal and welded joints; Threaded and riveted fasteners.
- Design of Shafts: Shafts and columns; Static, Cyclic and Shock Loads, Torsional stiffness; Critical speed; Shaft Materials and Design of Circular Shafts under normal and combined loading. Balancing of rotating shafts.
- Bearing Design and Selection: Friction and Wear, Lubrication theory; Bearing types and materials; Design of Journal bearings, Design and selection of rolling contact bearing.
- Gear Design: Friction and Wear, Lubrication theory; Bearing types and materials; Design of Journal bearings, Design and selection of rolling contact bearing.
- Elements of Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS): MEMS Manufacturing; Lithography, Etching, Micromachining; MEMS Devices.
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