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Machine Elements - ME 338 - Syllabus - Spring 2013: Office: ETC 4.146D Phone: 232-9122 Email: Mc1@mail - Utexas.edu
Machine Elements - ME 338 - Syllabus - Spring 2013: Office: ETC 4.146D Phone: 232-9122 Email: Mc1@mail - Utexas.edu
Instructor
Dr. Matt Campbell
Office: ETC 4.146D
Phone: 232-9122
email: mc1@mail.utexas.edu
Office Hours
Teaching Assistant
Text
required
Norton, Robert L., Machine Design : An Integrated
Approach, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2011.
Course Summary
Grading
Exam1:
Exam2:
Exam3:
Homework:
Project:
18%
18%
24%
20%
20%
Class Format
The class format will include lectures and discussions,
with exams, collaborative projects, readings, and
homework.
Examinations
Homework Policy
Course Objectives
Design Assignments
There are two design activities in this class. These are
presented as Project 1 & 2 in the course outline below.
Grades for the projects will be assigned on a group basis,
unless otherwise specified. Peer evaluations of each
project will be required. These peer evaluations, in
addition to evaluation by the instructors, are used to assess
individual participation on the group projects and will
Collaboration
Discussion of assignments with other students is
encouraged. All work submitted for credit, however, must
be your own. Any evidence of plagiarism or other forms of
scholastic dishonesty will be grounds for a failing grade in
the course.
Attendance
Class attendance is required. Material not specifically
covered in the text will be presented in lecture. Excessive
unexcused absences will affect your final grade. A roll
sheet will be distributed during each lecture to record
attendance.
Special Notes
The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request,
appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students
with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability
(physical or cognitive) who requires academic
accommodations should contact the Services for Students
with Disabilities area of the Office of the Dean of Students
at 471-6259 as soon as possible to request an official letter
outlining authorized accommodations. For more
information, contact that office, or TDD at 471-4641, or
the College of Engineering Student Affairs Office at 4714321.
Computers
Students are expected to be proficient on a personal
computer and to be able to use word processing and
spreadsheet programs such as Word and Excel. Familiarity
with the Mechanical Engineering Learning Resources
Center (LRC) on the 3rd floor of ETC is assumed.
Course Outline
Week
Days
Topic
Reading Assignment
17-Jan
19-Jan
24-Jan
26-Jan
31-Jan
2-Feb
Failure Theories
7-Feb
9-Feb
14-Feb
16-Feb
Fatigue
21-Feb
23-Feb
28-Feb
1-Mar
6-Mar
8-Mar
Gears, Exam 2
Ch. 11.0-11.2
13-Mar
15-Mar
Spring Break
10
20-Mar
22-Mar
Gears
11
27-Mar
29-Mar
Springs
12
3-Apr
5-Apr
Springs, Fasteners
13
10-Apr
12-Apr
14
17-Apr
19-Apr
Bolted Joints
Ch. 14.10-14.12
15
24-Apr
26-Apr
Mechanisms
16
1-May
3-May
Mechanisms Handout
Chapter 1 is an easy read that will introduce you to the methods and philosophy of engineering design. Your
ME366J class will go into the topics covered in this chapter in more detail. However, you are encouraged to
read this in preparation for the material covered in this class.
Chapter 2 is an excellent review of materials that will provide you with a useful reference during projects and
a useful review for the early course material.
Chapter 7 presents an introduction to the failure mode known as wear. Many universities in the US do not
teach wear as a topic of undergraduate machine elements, although I have found this chapter to be a useful
introduction and reference to the topic.