• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Students will become familiar with commonly used machine elements and able to choose the appropriate element choice when needed.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to use information technologies effectively.

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper
2. Students will be able to analyze and design common machine elements such as structural joints, shafts, mechanical springs, and bearings.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to use information technologies effectively.

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Laboratory exercise/exam
   4. Term paper
3. Students will be able to choose and apply a failure criterion in the analysis and design of mechanical components considering the material selection and loading conditions.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
   2. Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to use information technologies effectively.
   3. Being familiar with multivariate mathematics and differential equations, statistics and optimization, using this knowledge to develop models describing problems in mechanical engineering mathematically; be able to solve mechanical engineering problems using computer programming and computational methods; ability to use design and analysis programs related to mechanical engineering.

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper

Contents
Week 1:	Introduction to Machine Elements Design Principle of design
Week 2:	Materials and their properties, -Material Selections, Elastic and plastic behavior of metals, Ductile and brittle behavior Homework 1
Week 3:	Review of Load and Stress Analysis Bending, Torsion, Thick-Walled Cylinders
Week 4:	Deflection and Stiffness Homework 2
Week 5:	Strength, Static Design Criteria, Failure Theories, Factor of Safety
Week 6:	Midterm I Stress concentration, Fracture Mechanics
Week 7:	Alternating stresses, Fluctuating stresses, Combined loading Homework 3
Week 8:	Fatigue design criteria, Endurance limit
Week 9:	Design of shafts Homework 4
Week 10:	Design of Nonpermanent Joints
Week 11:	Design of Nonpermanent Joints (cont.) Midterm II
Week 12:	Welding, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints
Week 13:	Welding, Bonding, and the Design of Permanent Joints (cont.) Homework 5
Week 14:	Friction, Wear and Lubrication
Week 15*:	-
Week 16*:	Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:	Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, R.G. Budynas, J.K.Nisbett, 10th SI Edition, McGraw-Hill
Recommended readings:	R. L. Norton, Machine Design – An Integrated Approach, Pearson Education, 2001 Deutschman,Michels and Wilson, Machine Design V.M.Faires, Design of Machine Elements
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	6,11	30
Other in-term studies:		0
Project:	15	20
Homework:	2,4,7,9,13	20
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	30
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	4	14
Own studies outside class:	2	12
Practice, Recitation:	2	6
Homework:	3	5
Term project:	10	1
Term project presentation:	1	1
Quiz:	0	0
Own study for mid-term exam:	7	2
Mid-term:	2	2
Personal studies for final exam:	15	1
Final exam:	2	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)