COURSE OBJECTIVE
THIS COURSE SEEKS TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DESIGN OF MACHINE
ELEMENTS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE,
THROUGH
1. A STRONG BACKGROUND IN MECHANICS OF MATERIALS BASED FAILURE
CRITERIA UNDERPINNING THE SAFETY-CRITICAL DESIGN OF MACHINE
COMPONENTS
2. AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORIGINS, NATURE AND APPLICABILITY OF
EMPIRICAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES, BASED ON SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
3. AN OVERVIEW OF CODES, STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
4. AN APPRECIATION OF PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN ITERATION
5. AN APPRECIATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPONENT LEVEL
DESIGN AND OVERALL MACHINE SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE