COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
Peter J. Casey
Computer Aided Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Professor’s Name:
Peter J. Casey
Email:
caseyp@algonquincollege.com Course Section:
010
Phone:
(613) 727-4723 ext 5154
2010-2011
Office:
T320
Out of Class
Assistance:
See BB for Rooms & Times
Course Number:
Academic Year:
Term:
Academic Level:
DRA8362
`11W
AAL 04
Section Specific Learning Resources
Required Text: Engineering Design Graphics - 12th Edition
James H. Earle, (ISBN13: 978-0-13-204356-4)
Required Text: Applied Strength of Materials – 5th Edition
Mott, (ISBN13: 978-0-13-236849-0)
Required Text: Applied Fluid Dynamics – 6th Edition
Mott, (ISBN13: 0-13-114680-7)
E-Resources: Wikipedia, Blackboard and appropriate course-related internet sites
Required Supplies: USB Memory Stick (2Gb Recommended)
Learning Schedule
Wk
1
2
3
Topic(s)
Course overview and course outline
Review of SolidWorks (SW) for part and
assembly modeling
Review of the ANSI Y14.5M drafting
standards
Review of work holding, fits, tolerances and
the ANSI B4.1(2) tables
Using the SW tutorials & manual pages
Review of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
The FEA process & assumptions
New SimulationXpress (Sx) user-interface
Introduction to SW Simulation (SWS)
Analysis types and assumptions
Viewing results and section cuts
Probing points and sensors
Resource(s)
Lecture Notes
Links
SW Tutorials
Demos
PDF Handout
Assign/Evaluation
Create a virtual
machine using SW
CLR(s)
3, 4, 5, 7
Lecture Notes
Demos
Sx Tutorials
SWS Tutorials
Text
Complete 1 Sx
Tutorial
Complete 2 SWS
tutorials
Solve 2 verification
problems from Mott
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Problems involving combined stress
Exploiting symmetry in models
Non-linearities in probed FEA solutions
Lecture Notes
Text
Demos
Solve 3 verification
problems from Mott
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
4
5
6
7
8
9
Correlating theoretical and FEA solutions
Probing/graphing shear stresses in SWS
Strength of Material course concepts
Determining principal stresses, drawing
Mohr’s circle and correlating with FEA data
probes
Test I
Mohr’s circle and combined stresses
Distortion-Energy theory and the Von Mises
Hencky stress
Isolating elemental stresses, strains and
displacements in SWS for determination of
a reportable Von Mises stress.
Review stress concentration theory
Mesh refinement in SWS
The FEA method and discretization
Mesh types, mesh orders and selecting
mesh strategies for FEA problems
h-convergence and p-convergence
diagrams
SPRING BREAK
Deflection of Beams
Successive/double integration method for
beam deflection
Significance of the cantilever beam
SWS beam mesh elements
Advantages of using beam mesh .vs.
traditional elements
Test II
Introduction to photoelasticity
Optical interference patterns, birefringence
and wave retardation
Role of the polarizer and analyzer in
photoelasticity
Applying gravity loads in SWS
Lecture Notes
Text
Links
Demos
Lecture Notes
Text
Links
Demos
Solve 3 verification
problems from Mott
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Verify stress states for
both 2D and 3D
elements under
combined stress
conditions.
Use SWS to create a
stress concentration
chart/diagram
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Lecture Notes
Text
Links
Demos
2 Verification
problems involving
convergent and
divergent stress
conditions
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Text
Lecture Notes
Demos
Links
SWS Tutorial
Complete SWS tutorial
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Lecture Notes
Text
Links
Demos
1 Verification problem
involving correlation
between between
beam superposition
and SWS
1 Verification problem
involving correlation
between a successive
integration and SWS
beam element solution
Complete SWS tutorial
2 Verification
problems involving
buckling
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
10
Review of buckling theory
Problems involving crooked and eccentric
loads in buckling
Buckling modalities and buckling factors
Lecture Notes
Text
Demos
SWS Tutorial
11
Vibration and frequency analysis basics
Excitation and resonance
A mathematical model for “free” vibration
Modes of vibration and frequency
Complete SW tutorial
1 Verification problem
involving frequency
analysis
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
12
Intro to SolidWorks Flow Simulation (SWFS)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and
concepts and considerations
Steady-state and transient fluid flow
Internal & external flow problems
Considerations regarding the computational
domain
Understanding of results files
Linear momentum, impulse, and transient
collision forces
Relationship between elasticity and average
impulse force
Drop and collision tests in SWS
Summarization of course & evaluation
Test III
Lecture Notes
Text
Links
Demos
Youtube Video
SW Tutorial
Lecture Notes
Text
Demos
SWFS Tutorial
Complete SWFS
tutorial
1 Verification problem
in external flow.
1 Verification problem
involving internal flow
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
Lecture Notes
Text
Demos
SWFS Tutorial
Complete SWS tutorial
2 Verification
problems involving
impulse
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
13
14
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 9
EVALUATION
The course grade will be determined as follows:
Weekly Assignments
Test I
Test II
Test III
25%
25%
25%
25%
Note: Assignments must be satisfactorily completed and submit (on-time) to receive a grade. Late
assignments will not be graded. Attendance will be recorded.