Machine Component Design

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Introduction to the principles of machine component design. Design for stiffness, strength, and endurance. Surface contacts, wear, and lubrication. Tolerances and fits. Design and selection of mechanical elements such as shafts, bolted joints, welded joints, hydrodynamic bearings, ball and roller bearings, gears, belts, brakes, clutches, and springs. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 349; and one of Mechanical Engineering 317 or Engineering 317 or Physics Engineering 383.