Module Descriptors
MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES
MECH40283
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Barnes
Email: P.Barnes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x 3 hour examination (50%) which will assess Learning outcome 1.
3 x assignments (50%) overall weighted at 20% Mechanics, 15% Thermofluids, 15% Materials which will assess Learning Outcome 2.
Module Indicative Content
Statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials structure and properties.
Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the contents will be facilitated by attending lectures (24 hours 1:n)
Practical and analytical assignments using laboratory equipment (24 hours 1:20)
Tutorials (24 hours 1:20)
Problem solving and student centred learning.
Module Resources
Beacon laboratory equipment, PC's
1. Airflow rig, Deadweight tester, Venturi rigs, temperature measurement rigs, conduction rig.
2. Houndsfield and Lloyd tensile testers.
3. Gyroscope rig, Bending moment/shearforce beam,Flywheel moment of inertia rig, Spring stiffness rig, hardness tester rig
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Fundamentals of thermofluid sciences, YA Cengel, RH Turner, McGraw-Hill, 2001, 0071181520
An introduction to Engineering Mechanics, D Reid, Palgrave, 2000, 0333949218
Mechanics of engineering materials, PP Behham et al, Longman, 1996, 0582251648