Course Title: Design Mechanical Machines
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: PROC5235
Course Title: Design Mechanical Machines
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6069 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Paul GEORGE
Tel. No. +61 3 9925 4957
Email: paul.george@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency sets out the knowledge and skills required to design rotating machines, using catalogues and standard machine designs.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP278 Design Mechanical Machines |
Element: |
Design mechanical machine |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 OH&S requirements for carrying out the work are followed. |
Element: |
Document machine design. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 OH&S requirements for carrying out the work are followed. |
Element: |
Interpret design requirements for a rotating machine. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OH&S and environmental requirements for a given work area are obtained and understood and impact on design are identified. |
Element: |
Select mechanical machine components |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 OH&S requirements for carrying out the work are followed. |
Learning Outcomes
Design mechanical machine
Document machine design.
Interpret design requirements for a rotating machine.
Select mechanical machine components.
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Class Projects
The learning activities in this course are designed to equip students with knowledge and skills in applying the principles of Statics & Dynamics to enable the calculation of essential parameters used for design, and hence to Design selected items of machinery.
The course will be using a combination of lectures, reading tasks, tutorials/assignments and classprojects to achieve these objectives.
Readings: Students may be required to read relevant section(s) of the recommended references/class notes prior to the next class.
Tutorial work & Practical Assignments challenge the students and ensure that participants apply and deepen the theoretical knowledge covered in lectures.
Teaching Schedule
Session 1 INTRODUCTION TO COURSE
2 FATIGUE DESIGN
3 TORSIONAL DEFLECTION
4 LATERAL DEFLECTION
5 STRESS CONCENTRATION
6 DESIGN OF STEEL SHAFTS TO AS 1403
7 COMBINED STRESSES ANALYTICAL METHOD
8 COMBINED STRESSES GRAPHICAL METHOD
9 DESIGN OF BOLTED JOINTS
10 DESIGN OF WELDED JOINTS
11 CLASS PROJECT No. 1
12 CLASS PROJECT No. 1 cont’d
13 CLASS PROJECT No. 1 cont’d
14 CLASS PROJECT No. 2
15 CLASS PROJECT No. 2 cont’d
16 CLASS PROJECT No. 2 cont’d
17 REVISION
18 FINAL ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED AND COMPLETED (OPEN BOOK)
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
APPLIED MECHANICAL DESIGN by A. K. HOSKING & M. R. HARRIS |
References
Other Resources
TEACHER’S NOTES & Web References
Overview of Assessment
Various written assignments/tests and practical exercises/projects 100%
Assessment Tasks
Students must gain a pass in BOTH 1. & 2. forms of assessment in order to gain this competency.
Assessments will comprise:
1. Class Projects (x2) - 50%
2. Final Test - 50%
Students must satisfy ALL Elements of Competency and pass both sections 1. & 2. above, and obtain a minimum overall mark of 50/100 to pass this course,
Assessment Matrix
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