MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Engineering Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

MEE3372

Mechanical engineering design 2

J W Burt

Objectives The student is expected to acquire the skills and experience necessary to design and select simple machine components to perform satisfactorily, and if necessary to satisfy a standard code of practice.

Synopsis A selection of detailed design approaches chosen from the following lists. Design for tribology (wear and corrosion). Rolling element bearings. Boundary lubricated bearings, introduction to journal bearings and lubrication. Detailed design of spur gears. Design of gaskets and other seals. Computer aids in design. Preliminary design decisions. Optimisation in design. Design for reliability. Design of dynamic systems. Detailed design of structures and lifting equipment in accordance with Australian standard codes.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% + Assignments and test: 40%

Recommended texts

• Lewis W and Samuel A Fundamentals of engineering design Prentice-Hall, 1989
• Shigley J E Mechanical engineering design metric edn, McGraw-Hill, 1986
• Standards Association of Australia Design standards for mechanical students SAA