ME 360.01 Mechanical Design - Fall 2015 – 8:00-8:50 MWF, 135 Reber
Faculty: H.J. Sommer III <hjs1-at-psu.edu> 337 Leonhard www.mne.psu.edu/sommer/me360
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Justin Jones <jpj5243-at-psu.edu> 337 Reber, Desk ??? - T and R 10:10-12:20
Machine Design , Norton, 5th edition
Grading: homeworks = 40%, projects = 10%, exam 1 = 15%, exam 2 = 15%, final exam = 20%
Prerequisite = CMPSC 200, Concurrent = E MCH 315
Homework/projects
You are encouraged to discuss the homework and design projects with your peers. However, each individual is responsible for submitting their own unique assignment.
It is essential to your success in ME 360 that you make a mature effort to understand the homework problems. Careful consideration of each problem, even if by trial and error, develops your ability to solve real-world problems facing you upon graduation. Your colleagues may help you, but ultimately the responsibility is your own.
Homework grading will be based on the maturity of your effort, not necessarily the actual solution. To earn a passing grade, your assignment must include complete solutions to each problem with a box around your final answers .
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Staple pages together
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Neatness counts (a lot)
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Use Matlab, SolidWorks or other computer software when appropriate
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Your grade will be based primarily on the perceived effort
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Take pride in your work
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Course Policy
1) Attendance at lectures is mandatory.
2) Homework, projects and exams are individual assignments.
Office Hours
Please arrange appointments in advance during class or by Email. To make the best use of your time, please organize your thoughts on paper before arriving and bring your work with you. This saves your time.
Educational Objectives of ME 360
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Apply concepts and methods learned in Statics, Strength of Materials and Engineering Materials to the analysis and design of mechanical components.
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Perform fatigue and yielding failure predictions for structural mechanical elements that can be used for design.
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Analyze and specify different mechanical components such as gears, fluid film bearing, rolling element bearings, screws, pulleys and springs.
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Make basic design decisions regarding the suitability of different materials in mechanical components, e.g. steel vs. aluminum.
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Make basic design decisions regarding the suitability of different components in a mechanical system, e.g. ball bearings vs. fluid film bearings.
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Demonstrate professionalism in interactions with colleagues, faculty, and staff.
Computer Accounts
Use http://mnelabs.mne.psu.edu/ApplyAccount.html to request an MNE computer account for the PC Studio in Reber. You may also use http://www.cede.psu.edu to access SolidWorks or CEDE computers in Hammond.

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Week Date Topic
1 8/24 Introduction, review
2
8/26
8/28
8/31
9/2
Static failure: ductile materials
Static failure: brittle materials
In-class problems
Stress concentrations
9/4
9/7
9/9
9/11
9/14
9/16
9/18
9/21
In-class problems
No class – Labor Day
FEA overview
SolidWorks FEA tutorial
FEA convergence, stress concentrations
Fatigue: material issues
Fatigue: failure models
Fatigue: correction factors
9/23
9/25
9/28
Fatigue: Goodman diagram
In-class problems
In-class problems
9/30 Exam 1
10/2 Surface failure
10/5 Contact stresses
10/7 Coil springs
10/9 Coil springs
10/12 Optimization
10/14 Optimization
10/16 Shafts
10/19 Shafts
10/21 In-class problems
10/23 No class
Ch 6, N06
N05
Ch 7
Ch 7
Ch 14, N14
Ch 14, N14
N09
N09
Ch 10, N10
Ch 10, N10
Ch 11, N11
Reading/Notes
Ch 1-4
Ch 5
Ch 5
N05
Ch 4.15, N05
N05
Ch 8, N08
SW FEA tutorial
Ch 8, N08
Ch 6, N06
Ch 6, N06
Ch 6, N06
H07
H08
P01
H05
H06
H02
H03
H04
Due
H01
13
14
10
11
12
10/26
10/28
10/30
11/2 Ball bearings
11/4 Exam 2
11/6 Spur gears
11/9 Spur gears
11/11 Spur gears
11/13 In-class problems
11/16
Hydrodynamic bearings
Hydrodynamic bearings
Ball bearings
Other gears
11/18 Other gears
11/20 In-class problems
11/30 Power screws
12/2 Fasteners
Ch 11, N11
Ch 11, N11
Ch 11, N11
Ch 12, N12
Ch 12, N12
Ch 12, N12
Ch 13
Ch 13
Ch 15, N15
Ch15
H09
P02
H10
H11
H12
P03
H13
15
12/4
12/6
12/9
12/11
In-class problems
Clutches and brakes
Clutches and brakes
In-class problems
Ch 17
Ch 17
H14
Wed 12/16 Final exam at 12:20-2:10 in 135 Reber
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