UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

MINI PROJECT/ COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM

Mechanical Engineering Department

Faculty Of Mechanical, Chemical & Industrial Engineering

Year 2, Semester 3
Mechanics of Materials II (ME 212)

Submission due on February 26, 2021

 Late submission has a penalty.

 Individual submission is discouraged.
 The CR will collect hard copies of the reports of mini project from all the
students of his/her section, get their signatures on a plan paper, and submit the
reports, all together, to me, by the deadline, along with the paper carrying
students’ signatures.
 Students are encouraged to see me if they need any further clarification and / or
guidance.
FAILURE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE ELEMENT

Search for a machine element / real-life part whose failure has taken place. After
its brief introduction, perform the following types of analysis and make
recommendations for sustainable development of the element / part in light of the
following sections / sub-sections:

1. Introduction
a) Function of the machine element / real-life part
b) Machining processes are used to produce the element / real-life part
c) Material(s) of the element / real-life part
d) Dimensions of the element / real-life part

2. Failure Analysis
a) Cause of failure of the element / real-life part
b) Mode of failure of the element / real-life part
c) Type of failure theory applicable to the element / real-life part
d) Form / shape of the failure surface / edges of the element / real-life part

3. Force Analysis
a) Types of loads and their components acting on the element / real-life part
b) Cause(s) of loads and their components acting on the element / real-life part
c) Values of loads and their components acting on the element / real-life part
d) Directions of loads and their components acting on the element / real-life
part

4. Stress Analysis
a) Types of Stresses produced in the element / real-life part
b) Maximum normal stress (if any) in the element / real-life part
c) Maximum shear stress (if any) in the element / real-life part
d) Normal stress (associated with maximum shear stress, if any) in the element

5. Strain Analysis
a) Types of strains produced in the element / real-life part
b) Maximum normal strain (if any) in the element / real-life part
c) Maximum shear strain (if any) in the element / real-life part

6. Strength Analysis
a) Yield strength of the element / real-life part
b) Ultimate strength of the element / real-life part
c) Fatigue strength / Endurance limit of the element / real-life part (if
applicable)

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7. Safety Factor
a) Safety factor based on yield strengths of the element / real-life part
b) Safety factor based on Ultimate strengths of the element / real-life part
c) Safety factor based on Endurance limit of the element / real-life part (if
applicable)

8. Sustainable Development
a) Economic impact of the element / real-life part
b) Environmental impact of the element / real-life part
c) Societal impact of the element / real-life part

9. Recommendations
a) Recommendation(s) to avoid similar failure of the element / real-life part in
future
b) Recommendation(s) for improvements in the dimensions of the element /
real-life part to make it light-weight and hence economical
c) Recommendation(s) for improvements in the material of the element / real-
life part to make it more safe
d) Recommendation(s) for improvements in the shape / form (and features) of
the element / real-life part to make it aesthetical and egronomical leading
the element / real-life part toward its industrial design

10. Conclusions
a) The skills / competencies learnt from the mini project that could be helpful
in your practical life you will enter after graduation
b) The skills / competencies learnt from the mini project that could be useful in
your other theoretical subjects / mini projects / final year project in
Mechanical Engineering
c) The phases of the mini project that you found difficult
d) The phases of the mini project that you enjoyed the most

RUBRICS (For Assessment)

A. Report Writing: 04 marks

Structure & Organization: 1.00

Methodology / Approach: 1.00
Effort and Team Work: 1.00
Achieving Goals: 1.00

B. Presentation: 04 marks

Organization and Cohesion: 1.00

Communication Skills: 1.00
Quality of Presentation Slides: 1.00

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Response to Question(s): 1.00

Total: 08 marks

Note:

a) It is a group project. Maximum number of students per group is four (04).

b) The machine element / real-life part a group has selected needs to be approved
by the Course Teacher within the first 3 – 4 weeks of the start of semester.
c) It is the responsibility of each group to ensure the group has selected a unique /
different type of machine element / real-life part.
d) Any two mini projects / reports / presentation if found similar would carry zero
marks.
e) The machine element / real-life part a group has selected is required to be
submitted together with the report. Report will not be accepted without the
machine element / real-life part.

************************* Wish you Good luck *************************

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