Module Descriptors
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
MECH50189
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Wardle
Email: P.Wardle@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
- REPORT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours Lectures
12 hours Tutorial periods / Laboratory exercise.
(1:n)2 (1:20)
12 hours Tutorial periods / Laboratory exercise.
(1:n)2 (1:20)
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x 1hr class test (50%) which will assess Learning Outcome 1.
1 x Written report based on laboratory investigations (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 2 & 3.
1 x Written report based on laboratory investigations (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 2 & 3.
Module Indicative Content
This module introduces students to fundamental ideas relating to mechanical technology:-
- Free body diagrams.
- Units of measurement.
- Vector addition of forces.
- Stress and Strain relationships.
- Newtons 2nd law.
- Bending stresses in beams. (Moments of Inertia)
- Shear stress due to bending.
- Torsion of shafts.
- Fatigue in design. (Stress-life approach)
- Frictional Forces
- Free body diagrams.
- Units of measurement.
- Vector addition of forces.
- Stress and Strain relationships.
- Newtons 2nd law.
- Bending stresses in beams. (Moments of Inertia)
- Shear stress due to bending.
- Torsion of shafts.
- Fatigue in design. (Stress-life approach)
- Frictional Forces
Module Texts
Applied Mechanics, Hannah and Hillier, 1995, Longman, ISBN: 0 5822 5632 1
Basic Solid Mechanics, D W A Rees, 1997, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 0 333 66609 7
Fundamental Engineering Mechanics, P J Ogrodnik, 1997, Longman, ISBN: 0 582 25632 1
Basic Solid Mechanics, D W A Rees, 1997, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 0 333 66609 7
Fundamental Engineering Mechanics, P J Ogrodnik, 1997, Longman, ISBN: 0 582 25632 1
Module Resources
1. Laboratory equipment, PC's
2. Tensile testers
3. Gyroscope rig, Bending moment/shear force beam, Flywheel moment of inertia rig,
Spring stiffness rig, hardness tester rig, Deflection of Elastic Structures, Experimental thin cylinder analysis rig.
2. Tensile testers
3. Gyroscope rig, Bending moment/shear force beam, Flywheel moment of inertia rig,
Spring stiffness rig, hardness tester rig, Deflection of Elastic Structures, Experimental thin cylinder analysis rig.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.