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MECH 420 is a mechanical design course focusing on the design and selection of machine components, with a strong emphasis on structural integrity and practical applications through case studies and a team project. The course includes lectures, quizzes, a midterm, a final exam, and a project, with grading based on participation, exams, and project work. Key topics include failure theories, mechanical springs, fasteners, and gears, aligning with ABET outcomes for engineering education.

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Syllabus 08 MECH420

MECH 420 is a mechanical design course focusing on the design and selection of machine components, with a strong emphasis on structural integrity and practical applications through case studies and a team project. The course includes lectures, quizzes, a midterm, a final exam, and a project, with grading based on participation, exams, and project work. Key topics include failure theories, mechanical springs, fasteners, and gears, aligning with ABET outcomes for engineering education.

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MECH 420 Mechanical Design

Fall 2008-09

Daniel C. Asmar Ph.D.


Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: da20@aub.edu.lb
Office hours: Wednesday 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. RGB 410

Class Meetings
Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 – 10:50 pm, Bechtel Bldg. Wing A - 405

Textbook
Shigley’s Mechanical Design, by R.G. Budynas, and J. Keith Nisbett 8th edition, McGraw
Hill, 2008.

Prerequisite
MECH 320: Mechanics of Materials
MECH 340: Engineering Materials

Description
A course that focuses on the mechanical design and selection of machine components such as
screws, welds, joints; design of shafts and axles, selection of bearings; lubrication, design of
friction elements for both static and fatigue conditions. Applications are covered through a
number of case studies in addition to a team project.

Goals
MECH 420 is designed to prepare students to determine the structural integrity of common
machine components such as bolted joints, springs, gears and shafts, and to apply this
knowledge within the context of a design problem.

Material and Objectives


Topics covered in this course include:
1. Static failure theories (Chapter 5)
2. Fatigue failure theories (Chapter 6)
3. Shafts and shaft components (Chapter 7)
4. Screws, fasteners, and design of nonpermanent joints (Chapter 8)
5. Welding, bonding, and the design of permanent joints (Chapter 9)
6. Mechanical springs (Chapter 10)
7. Rolling-contact bearings (Chapter 11)
8. Design of gears in general (Chapter 13)
The above list is only provided as a guideline; it may vary depending on the class needs.

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Grading Rubric
Students will be graded according to the following scheme.

Entry Weight Note


Drop Quizzes & Interaction 10% First 15 minutes
Midterm 25% Textbook only
Final 35% Textbook only
Project 30% Detailed later

Resources for the Course


Resources for the course include:
• MOODLE: Includes a forum which acts like a center of focus for the course. Any
concerns you might have or ideas you want the entire class to hear you can post on
the forum. Furthermore, anything I want to relay to you such as assignments,
solutions, homework will be posted on Moodle.
• The text and references for the course.
• The instructor; class notes and handouts; your teammates.
• The library; the machine shop; products catalogues; the web.

Course Policy
Class attendance and quizzes
The class is a place for the teacher and students to interact. Therefore, I design my lectures in
such a way to foster interaction. In order for the synergy to work you must bring you books
and class lecture notes with you to class and follow during the lecture. Quizzes will be held
without notice during the first 15 minutes of class, so please come early to lectures. You will
not be given extra time if you are late.
Midterm and Final
For this course you will be required to write a midterm and final exam. You are allowed to
use your textbook (and only the textbook) to write these exams. I recommend you practice
the assignment problems to get a flavor of typical mechanical design problems.
Project
The final measuring stick for this course is a team-oriented project that involves both the
design of a mechanical device and the finite element analysis (tentative) of some of its
components. Meetings with each team will be held during the semester to discuss project
progress and team needs at appropriate times. You will be expected to write a report about
you project. You can work on this project in groups of 3. More details of the project will be
discussed at a later time.
Assignments
Assignment problems will be assigned in conjunction with lecture topics. Although
assignment problems are not graded, you are highly encouraged to do them because the
knowledge acquired through the solution of these assignments will prove to be invaluable for
the solution of the exams, final, and project.
Make-up tests and late homework policy
NO MAKE UP TEST WILL BE GIVEN. If you miss an exam for a justified cause (with a
doctor’s report) I will change the weight of the grade accordingly to compensate for your
missed exam.

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ABET requirements specific to Mechanical Design
1. Design components and systems against fatigue, including the use of the endurance
limit, modifying factors, fluctuating stresses, torsion, combined loading, cumulative
fatigue damage (ABET outcomes a, c, e, k).
2. Explain the design considerations in the use of screws, fasteners, non-permanent
connections and apply them in design problems (ABET outcomes a, c, e, k).
3. Explain the design considerations of mechanical springs and apply them to design
problems (ABET outcome c).
4. Explain the design considerations of spur gears and apply them to design problems
(ABET outcomes a, c)
5. Attack and solve unfamiliar, complex problems which require the use of course skills
put together in a new way (ABET outcome b, c, k).
6. Develop key performance skills of team work and communication (ABET outcome d,
g, k).

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