MECA0444-1 : Mechanical design

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Study programmes 2010-2011

Last update : 11/04/2011

MECA0444-1

Mechanical design

Duration :

30h Th, 30h Pr

Credits/ECTS :

Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd year	Second semester	5

Master in Mechanical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year	Second semester	5

Master ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité spécialisée en technologies durables en automobiles, 1st year	Second semester	5

Master in Mechanical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year	Second semester	5

Holder(s) :

Jean‑François Debongnie

Language :

French language

Course contents :

The design process.

Functionality : dimensional tolerances, geometric tolerances, hyperstaticity as related to geometric tolerances, roughness, stiffness exigencies, friction and its consequences, design for assembly and disassembly, reciprocal dependency between shapes and the fabrication process.

Liability : forces determination, preliminary plan of a shaft, general principles of liability, mechanical tests of materials, principles of the strength limit determination, hertzian contacts, rolling bearing computation.

Course objective :

Learning the general rules of mechanical design.

Prerequisites :

Rational mechanics, elements of strength of materials.

Workshops :

Exercises illustrating the course.

Organization :

4-hours units, each friday morning, 2d quadrimester.

Written notes :

Text, ISBN - 13 : 9782960031331, and Reference manual, ISBN-13 : 978296003148 may be purchased at the AEES

Assessment :

Open book oral exam.