Concept Sketching, Use of Colour and Texture, Formal Mechanical Engineering Drawings, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Two lectures, one...
Static and dynamic characteristics of instruments, statistical analysis of measurement errors, variable conversion elements and signal amplification....
Design/Build/Test projects involving synthesis, modelling, analysis, and communication. Two lectures, one lab (three hours); second term ...
Design synthesis, fundamental principles of standard design elements, mechanical and fluid power elements, formal mechanical design drawing...
Principles of statics as applied to deformable solid bodies. Stress and strain, elastic behaviour of simple members under axial force, bending and...
Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Analysis of planar mechanisms. Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis methods. Motion...
Introduction to the principles of thermodynamics, and applications in engineering. Basic concepts: energy systems, properties of pure substances,...
Singularity functions, generalized Hooke's law; shear stress, shear flow in beams; shear centre. Biaxial and unsymmetrical bending, analysis of...
A general introduction, encompassing the wide field of activities from iron and steel making through casting, rolling, forging, to cold forming, metal...
3-D stress transformation, curved beams, thick walled pressure vessels, contact stresses, fatigue, bolted and welded joints, machine elements. The...
An introductory course in numerical analysis covering such topics as numerical
Laboratory exercises in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and solid mechanics. One lab (three hours); both terms Prerequisite(s): Registration in any...
Fluid properties and statics, conservation laws, applications of the continuity, momentum and energy equations, dimensional analysis and similarity,...
Application of the laws of conduction, convection and radiation to problems in heat transfer. Steady and transient conduction in solids. Laminar and...
Case studies using modern product development methods, value engineering, product specification, rapid product development, lean design and continuous...
Application of mechanical engineering principals to biomechanics problems including cellular biomechanics, hemodynamics, circulatory system,...
Introduction to experimental and computational biomechanics including biomechanical testing concepts and application of finite element methods in...
Fundamentals of metal removing processes, including mechanics and tribological aspects of material removal. Application of theory to the practice of...
Introduction, microfabrication and micromachining fundamentals, scaling effects, mechanics and transduction at microscale, actuation and sensing...
Integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and computer control. Sensors, actuators (including pneumatic and hydraulic), modelling using...