Subject Outline / Syllabus: Theory and methodology related to conceptual design; review of the methods used in stress analysis; simple
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design factor approach; variable loads; stress concentrations; bolts and bolted joints; welded joints; springs; shaft and bearing design; clutches, brakes, and braking systems. The role, characterization and limitations of manufacturing processes and technologies: casting, forming, machining, welding and joining; composites manufacturing, nano-and-microfabrication technologies, rubber processing, glass working, coating processes; process selection. Textbooks (most recent edition is recommended):
Juvinall, Robert C., and Kurt M. Mershek, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, Wiley.
Groover, Mikell P., Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems, Wiley.
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