Module Descriptors
ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
MECH50450
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Kudakwashe Oniko
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION (SUG2) weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% courseworking consisting of:-
50% final examination (2 hours) assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
50% coursework (portfolio of experimental reports) assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
50% final examination (2 hours) assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
50% coursework (portfolio of experimental reports) assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 2 x 1 hour per week
Problem Solving Tutorials 1 x 1 hour per week
Practical Experimentation
Computer-based selection and modelling
Problem Solving Tutorials 1 x 1 hour per week
Practical Experimentation
Computer-based selection and modelling
Module Texts
Callister William D Materials Science and Engineering, 8th Edition International Student Version May 2010 ISBN: 978-0-470-50586-1
Hibbeler R. C., Mechanics of Materials, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0136022305
Mechanics of Engineering Materials by P.P. Benham, Prof R.J. Crawford, Dr C.G. Armstrong, Longman Group Ltd, ISBN: 0582251648
Hibbeler R. C., Mechanics of Materials, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0136022305
Mechanics of Engineering Materials by P.P. Benham, Prof R.J. Crawford, Dr C.G. Armstrong, Longman Group Ltd, ISBN: 0582251648
Module Resources
Cambridge Engineering Selector CES
Materials Testing Facilities - Mechanical Testers, Impact, Hardness, Metallographic Microscope
Engineering Laboratory Equipment, Bending moment / shear force beam, Biaxial stress analysis rig, curved beam rig, thin cylinder, thick cylinder, PC`s
Materials Testing Facilities - Mechanical Testers, Impact, Hardness, Metallographic Microscope
Engineering Laboratory Equipment, Bending moment / shear force beam, Biaxial stress analysis rig, curved beam rig, thin cylinder, thick cylinder, PC`s
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE20009-4 Mechanical Fundamentals or equivalent.
Module Indicative Content
Material Properties & Performance
- Moduli, key stresses, hardness, thermal expansivity, conductivity & mass
- Applications examples to emphasise these
Failure
- Fracture, fatigue, creep, thermal shock
Classes
- Monolithic, composites and coatings
Optimization
- Heat treatment, microstructural engineering
Selection
- Strategies, tools and case studies
Mechanics of Materials
- Biaxial Stress Fields
- Axisymmetric stress analysis
- Yield criteria
- Strain energy methods
- Buckling of struts
- Force damped vibration of single degree of freedom systems
- Torsional vibration
- Force transmissibility
- Balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses
- Graphical determination of principle stress and strains
- Moduli, key stresses, hardness, thermal expansivity, conductivity & mass
- Applications examples to emphasise these
Failure
- Fracture, fatigue, creep, thermal shock
Classes
- Monolithic, composites and coatings
Optimization
- Heat treatment, microstructural engineering
Selection
- Strategies, tools and case studies
Mechanics of Materials
- Biaxial Stress Fields
- Axisymmetric stress analysis
- Yield criteria
- Strain energy methods
- Buckling of struts
- Force damped vibration of single degree of freedom systems
- Torsional vibration
- Force transmissibility
- Balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses
- Graphical determination of principle stress and strains