FRANCIS XAVIER ENGINEERING COLLEGE, TIRUNELVELI

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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vibrant young leaders education in mechanical engineers of mechanical engineering,
and entrepreneurs in engineering excellent technical and encouraging innovation and
entrepreneurship through
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professional and moral ethics to
technology, for building and ethics and and global development. improve the quality of the people
India as a super to reach the worldwide.
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of excellence recognized
globally

Course : ME-6503- DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

Credits :3
Name of the Staff :
Duration of the Course : July 2018 -December 2018
Class : III/
Date of commencement of class : 02.07.2018

Prepared by Verified by Approved by

Mr.I.NEETHI MANICKAM Dr. K.GANESAN
P/ASP/AP/Mechanical Engineering HOD/ Mechanical Engineering Principal/FXEC

Programme Educational Objectives (PEO’s)

S. No. PEOs Definition of PEOs
PEO 1 - IMPARTING To impart intense knowledge in basic science and its applications in
I KNOWLEDGE engineering.

PEO 2 - MULTI - To integrate the knowledge on basic sciences and engineering

DISCIPLINE concepts with industrial, social and environmental issues and to
II innovate technologies for betterment.

PEO 3 - SKILL To develop interpersonal skills to strengthen team work, leadership

III DEVELOPMENT quality and to promote awareness about continual learning not
limited to higher studies.
PEO 4 - To enhance professionalism in problem solving through decisiveness,
PROFESSIONALISM moral and professional ethics to shoulder social responsibility.
IV
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Programme Outcomes (PO’s)

S.No. Programme Outcomes

PO a
Engineering Knowledge: Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals and an engineering specialization for building engineering models.

PO b
Problem Analysis: Identify and solve engineering problems reaching conclusions using
mathematics and engineering sciences.

PO c Design/Development of Solutions: Design and develop solutions for engineering problems

that meet specified needs.

PO d Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Conduct investigations of complex problems

including design of experiments andanalysis to provide valid solutions.

PO e Modern Tool Usage: Create and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering tools for executing engineering activities.

PO f The Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning of the societal, safety issues and the consequent
responsibilities relevant to engineering practice.

PO g Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of engineering solutions in the

environment and exhibit the knowledge for sustainable development.

PO h
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics, responsibilities and norms
of engineering practice.

PO i
Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or
leader in diverse teams in multi-disciplinary settings.

PO j Communication: Communicate effectively to the engineering community and the outside

world and also to write effective reports.

PO k Project Management and Finance: Understand engineering and management principles and
apply them to handle projects in multi disciplinary environments.

PO l Life Long Learning: Recognize the need for life-long learning and apply in the context of
technological change.
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Mapping Of PEO with PO

SKILL DEVELOPMENT
MULTI - DISCIPLINE

PROFESSIONALISM
IMPARTING
PEO

KNOWLEDGE
S. No.
PO

PO a Engineering Knowledge: Apply knowledge of

mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an X
engineering specialization for building engineering models.
PO b Problem Analysis:Identify and solve engineering
problems reaching conclusions using mathematics and X
PO c engineering sciences. of Solutions: Design and develop
Design/Development
solutions for engineering problems that meet specified X
PO d needs.
Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Conduct
investigations of complex problems including design of X
PO e experiments
Modern Tool and analysis
Usage: toCreate
provideand
validapply
solutions.
appropriate
techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools for X
PO f executing engineering
The Engineer and activities.
Society: Apply reasoning of the
societal, safety issues and the consequent responsibilities
PO g relevant to engineering
Environment practice.
and Sustainability: Understand the impact
of engineering solutions in the environment and exhibit the X
PO h knowledge for sustainable
Ethics: Apply ethical development.
principles and commit to
professional ethics, responsibilities and norms of X
PO i engineering
Individual practice.
and Team Work: Function effectively as an
individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams in X
PO j multi-disciplinary
Communication: settings.
Communicate effectively to the
engineering community and the outside world and also to
PO k write effective
Project reports.
Management and Finance: Understand
engineering and management principles and apply them to X
PO l handle projects
Life Long in multi disciplinary
Learning: Recognize theenvironments.
need for life-long
learning and apply in the context of technological change. X

Course Objectives

 To familiarize the various steps involved in the Design Process

 To understand the principles involved in evaluating the shape and dimensions of a component to
satisfy functional and strength requirements.
 To learn to use standard practices and standard data.
 To learn to use catalogues and standard machine components.
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Course Outcomes
 Upon completion of this course, the students can able to successfully design machine elements.
 Ability to use standard data’s to design machine elements.
 Ability to analyze the design components strength, life time and material properties.
 To understand the factors influencing machine design process.
 Students get knowledge in evaluating the shape and dimensions of a component to satisfy
functional and strength requirements.

Mapping of Program Outcomes with Course Outcomes

influencing machine design

dimensions of a component
data’s to design machine

strength, life time and

able to successfully design

Students get knowledge in

To understand the factors
material properties. Ability to analyze the

evaluating the shape and

Ability to use standard
machine elements. Upon completion of this
course, the students can

to satisfy functional and

design components

strength requirements.
elements.
Course Outcomes

process.
Program Outcomes

PO a-Engineering Knowledge: Apply

knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
x x x
fundamentals and an engineering specialization x
for building engineering models.
PO b-Problem Analysis: Identify and solve
engineering problems reaching conclusions using x x x
mathematics and engineering sciences.
POc-Design/Development of Solutions: Design
and develop solutions for engineering problems x x x
that meet specified needs.
POd-Conduct Investigations of Complex
Problems: Conduct investigations of complex x x
x x x
problems including design of experiments and
analysis to provide valid solutions.
PO e-Modern Tool Usage: Create and apply
appropriate techniques, resources, and modern x
x x
engineering tools for executing engineering
activities.
POf-The Engineer and Society: Apply
reasoning of the societal, safety issues and the
x x x
consequent responsibilities relevant to
engineering practice.
POg-Environment and Sustainability:
Understand the impact of engineering solutions
x x x
in the environment and exhibit the knowledge for
sustainable development.
PO h- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and
commit to professional ethics, responsibilities x x x
and norms of engineering practice.
PO i - Individual and Team Work: Function
effectively as an individual, and as a member or
x x x
leader in diverse teams in multi-disciplinary x
settings.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering

PO j -Communication: Communicate
effectively to the engineering community and the x x
outside world and also to write effective reports.
PO k - Project Management and Finance:
Understand engineering and management x
x x x
principles and apply them to handle projects in
multi disciplinary environments.
PO l - Life-Long Learning: Recognize the need
for life-long learning and apply in the context of x x x
technological change.

Pre-requisites
The pre-requisite knowledge required by the Students to study this Course is familiarize the various steps
involved in the design process and to understand the principles involved in evaluating the shape and
dimensions of a component to satisfy functional and strength requirements

Course Overview and Context

This course is offered in fifth semester of B.E. programme in Mechanical Engineering as a professional
core subject.
This course emphasizes on to understand the principles involved in evaluating the shape and dimensions
of a component to satisfy functional and strength requirements.
This course explains the various steps involved in the Design Process.
The course can be delivered by the following teaching aids- through lectures (chalk & talk, PPT).

Course Syllabus

ME6503 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

LTPC
3003

UNIT I- STEADY STRESSES AND VARIABLE STRESSES IN MACHINE MEMBERS 10

Introduction to the design process - factors influencing machine design, selection of materials
based on mechanical properties - Preferred numbers, fits and tolerances – Direct, Bending and torsional
stress equations – Impact and shock loading – calculation of principle stresses for various load
combinations, eccentric loading – curved beams – crane hook and ‘C’ frame- Factor of safety - theories of
failure – Design based on strength and stiffness – stress concentration – Design for variable loading.

UNIT II SHAFTS AND COUPLINGS 8

Design of solid and hollow shafts based on strength, rigidity and critical speed – Keys, keyways
and splines - Rigid and flexible couplings.

UNIT III TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT JOINTS 9

Threaded fastners - Bolted joints including eccentric loading, Knuckle joints, Cotter joints –
Welded joints, riveted joints for structures - theory of bonded joints.

UNIT IV ENERGY STORING ELEMENTS AND ENGINE COMPONENTS 9

Various types of springs, optimization of helical springs - rubber springs - Flywheels considering
stresses in rims and arms for engines and punching machines- Connecting Rods and crank shafts.
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UNIT V BEARINGS 9
Sliding contact and rolling contact bearings - Hydrodynamic journal bearings, Sommerfeld
Number, Raimondi and Boyd graphs, -- Selection of Rolling Contact bearings.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOK:
1. Bhandari V, “Design of Machine Elements”, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co, 2010.
2. Joseph Shigley, Charles Mischke, Richard Budynas and Keith Nisbett “Mechanical Engineering
Design”, 8th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.

REFERENCES:
1. Sundararajamoorthy T. V. Shanmugam .N, “Machine Design”, Anuradha Publications, Chennai, 2003.
2. Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek,“Fundamentals of Machine Design”, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2005
3. Alfred Hall, Halowenko, A and Laughlin, H., “Machine Design”, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co
(Schaum’s Outline), 2010
4. Bernard Hamrock, Steven Schmid,Bo Jacobson, “Fundamentals of Machine Elements”,2nd Edition,
Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2006.
5. Orthwein W, “Machine Component Design”, Jaico Publishing Co, 2003.
6. Ansel Ugural, “Mechanical Design – An Integral Approach", 1st Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co,
2003.
7. Merhyle F. Spotts, Terry E. Shoup and Lee E. Hornberger, “Design of Machine Elements” 8th Edition,
Printice Hall, 2003.
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Sl. No of Book
WEEK Topics
No. Hours No.
UNIT I- STEADY STRESSES AND VARIABLE STRESSES IN MACHINE MEMBERS
1 Introduction to the design process 1 T1,R1
Factors influencing machine design, selection of T1,R1
2 1
materials based on mechanical properties
3 WEEK I Preferred numbers, fits and tolerances 1 T1,R1
4 Direct, Bending and torsional stress equations 1 T1,R1

5 Impact and shock loading 1 T1,R1

calculation of principle stresses for various load T1,R1

6 1
combinations, eccentric loading
7 curved beams – crane hook and ‘C’ frame 1 T1,R1

8 WEEK II Factor of safety - theories of failure 1 T1,R1

Design based on strength and stiffness– stress T1,R1

9 1
concentration
10 Design for variable loading 1 T1,R1

UNIT II SHAFTS AND COUPLINGS

11 Design of solid and hollow shafts based on strength 2 T1,R1
Design of solid and hollow shafts based on rigidity T1,R1
12 WEEK III 1
and critical speed
13 Design of Keys, keyways 1 T1,R1

14 Design of splines 1
T1,R1
WEEK IV T1,R1
15 Design of Rigid couplings 1
16 Design of flexible couplings 2 T1,R1
UNIT III TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT JOINTS
17 Threaded fasteners 1 T1,R1
18 Bolted joints including eccentric loading 2 T1,R1

19 WEEK V Knuckle joints. 1 T1,R1

20
Cotter joints 1 T1,R1

21 Welded joints 2 T1,R1

22 WEEK VI Riveted joints for structures 1 T1,R1
23 Theory of bonded joints. 1 T1,R1
UNIT IV ENERGY STORING ELEMENTS AND ENGINE COMPONENTS
24 Various types of springs 1 T1,R1
25 WEEK VII optimization of helical springs 2 T1,R1
26 Rubber springs 1 T1,R1
Flywheels considering stresses in rims and arms for
27 2 T1,R1
engines and punching machines.
WEEK VIII
28 Connecting Rods 1 T1,R1
29 Crank shafts. 2 T1,R1
UNIT V BEARINGS
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Sl. No of Book
WEEK Topics
No. Hours No.
31 Sliding contact bearing 1 T1,R1

32 WEEK IX Rolling contact bearings 2 T1,R1

33 Hydrodynamic journal bearings 2 T1,R1

35 WEEK X Sommerfeld Number, Raimondi and Boyd graphs 2 T1,R1

36 Selection of Rolling Contact bearings 2 T1,R1

Total Hours: 45

Item Weightage (%)

Internal Test 1 33.3
Internal Test 2 33.3
Internal Test 3 33.4
Total 100

Assessment Pattern

Tests and Examinations

Cognitive Level Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

Remember 30 30 30
Understand 30 30 30
Apply 20 20 20
Analyze 10 10 10
Create 10 10 10
Total 100 100 100
 Concept Map of ME6503 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

SHAFTS AND COUPLINGS TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT JOINTS

ENERGY STORING ELEMENTS AND ENGINE COMPONENTSBEARINGS
Y STRESSES AND VARIABLE STRESSES IN MACHINE MEMBERS

Design of solid shaft

Threaded fasteners
Design of hollow shafts Various types of springs
Introduction to the design process
Factors influencing machine design Sliding contact bearing
Design of Keys, keyways Bolted joints Rolling contact bearings
Optimization of helical springs

Preferred numbers, fits and tolerances Design of splines Knuckle joints Rubber springs

rect, Bending and torsional stress equations Design of Rigid couplings

Flywheels Sommerfeld
Hydrodynamic journal bearings Number, Raimondi Numbe
Curved beams – crane hook and ‘C’ frame
Welded joints Cotter joints
Design of flexible couplings

Theories of failure Riveted joints. Selection of Rolling Contact bearings

Design for variable loading
Connecting Rods Boyd graphs
Theory of bonded joints.

Connecting Rods