308804 (v.1) Mechanical Design 238

Area:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly

Prerequisite(s):

307529 (v.2) Engineering Mechanics 100 or any previous version
AND
    307535 (v.2) Engineering Mathematics 110 or any previous version
    OR
    307536 (v.2) Engineering Mathematics 120 or any previous version
AND
    307537 (v.2) Engineering Mathematics 130 or any previous version
    OR
    307538 (v.2) Engineering Mathematics 140 or any previous version

Syllabus:

The uses of first and second moments of area. Bending moments and shear force diagrams. Stress and curvature in straight bars due to bending moments. Stresses on curved bars. The basic design of bolted points in machines and structures, welded joints. Design of drum, disc and band brakes. Design of clutches. Design of power screws. Application of the principles of virtual work to equilibrium and stability.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

030701 Mechanical Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2007	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External