310147 (v.2) Mechanical Measurements 631

Area:	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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
Other:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Introduction to measurements for scientific and engineering applications: principles of measurement; standards; calibration; causes and types of errors in measurement; uncertainty analysis; statistical analysis of experimental data; regression analysis; curve fitting techniques; generalised performance characteristics of instruments; order and response of instruments; measuring instruments for force; torque; strain; motion; humidity; noise and vibration; pressure; flow; temperature; heat flux; optical measurement methods for heat and fluid flow; measurement of combustion products; data acquisition and processing.
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Field of Education:	030701 Mechanical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Essential *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
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	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