ME 417/517: Advanced Machine Design Spring 2010

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 417/517
Advanced Machine Design
3 CREDITS •Spring 2011
(January 10 — May 6, 2010)

Lectures: Monday, Wednesday

3:00 – 4:30 PM
Instructor: Prof. P. Shrotriya
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Office: 2026 Black Engineering
Phone # and voice mail: 294-9179
e-mail: shrotriy@iastate.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00 – 3:00 PM or by appointment

UPDATED DESCRIPTION
Stress life, strain life, and fracture mechanics approaches to fatigue life and design with
metals, polymers and ceramics. Introduction to material selection in design of machine
components. Thermal and structural considerations in design of machine components and
hybrid materials. Course project and relevant literature review required for graduate credit.
TEXT(S)
Michael Ashby, “Material Selection in Mechanical Design” Fourth Edition
R. G. Budynas and J. K. Nisbett: “Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design,” Eighth
Edition 2007, McGraw Hill

GRADING
Five to eight Homework Assignments 40% (32% in 517)
Two take-home exams: 40% (32% in 517)
Course Project: 20%
Concept Presentations: 16% for ME 517 students only.
COURSE POLICIES
WebCT course webpage
 The course will be administered through WebCT
 All the course notes, handouts, solutions and grades will be posted on course
webpage on WebCT
 I will not distribute any printed handouts during the class

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Homework policies
 Homework solutions will be posted on the course page at WEBCT

COURSE OUTLINE
Part 1: Backgroud Information
1. Introduction:
a. Stress
b. Uniaxial Stress States
c. Biaxial Stress States
d. Contact Stress
e. Finite Element Analysis
f. Material response of metals, polymer and ceramics
g. Cyclic stress and Material Response
2. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
a. Stress intensity factor
b. Fracture toughness
c. Cyclic loading
3. Combined thermal and mechanical loading

Part II: Material and Shape Selection in Machine Component Design

4. Tension, compression, bending and torsional loading
a. Shafts, cranks, column and housing
b. Thin Pressure vessels
5. Contact and frictional loading
a. Gears and bearings
b. Seals
c. Clutches and Brakes
6. Coupling and flywheels

Part III: Advanced Topics

7. Optimization
8. Hybrid Materials

PLEASE DISCUSS ANY SPECIAL NEEDS OR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS WITH ME AT

THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER OR AS SOON AS YOU BECOME AWARE OF YOUR
NEEDS. THOSE SEEKING ACCOMMODATIONS BASED ON DISABILITIES SHOULD
OBTAIN A STUDENT ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION REQUEST (SAAR) FORM FROM
THE DISABILITY RESOURCES (DR) OFFICE (515-294-7220). DR IS LOCATED ON THE
MAIN FLOOR OF THE STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, ROOM 1076

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