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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
MACHINE ELEMENTS MAK310 Fifth Term (Fall) 3 + 1 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY3
SEMESTERFifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Yelda Özdil Kaçan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) To apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering for the analysis and design of machine elements.
2) To gain information about how to choose the optimum machine elements for design
3) To learn the design principles of machine elements
4) To gain the ability to use the fundamental engineering knowledge for machine element design.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSEYes(MAK222)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONIntroduction to the design and description of machine elements. Stress analysis, safe operation of objects under elastic stresses. Three dimensional stresses, principal stresses, contact stresses. Elastic properties of materials. Material behavior under static and dynamic loads. Fatigue life, historical failure examples. Analysis of screws, pins, and joints. Design of welded, soldered, and adhesive joints. Behaviour of springs under dynamic and static stresses. Sprocket and belt drives. Reliability, fits and tolerances.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to machine elements, definitions. Energy and environment relations, optimum position of machine elements in system synthesis
2nd Week Strength of materials under static and dynamic loads
3rd Week Stress analysis, stress and strain calculations
4th Week Fatugue analysis, fatigue theory, cumulative fatigue
5th Week Fatigue problems, historical examples of fatigue failure and lessons learned
6th Week Tolerances and fits
7th Week Introduction to reliability
8th Week Screws, calculation of screw fasteners
9th Week Keys, calculation of keys and pins
10th Week Couplings
11th Week Weleded joints and their design calculations
12th Week Soldered and adhesive joints
13th Week Springs and their behaviour under static and dynamic loads
14th Week Case studies, sample solutions, and evaluation of projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGShigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 8/e, Richard G. Budynas, Rochester
Institute Technology, J. Keith Nisbett, University of Missouri at Rolla,
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term135
Assignment110
Quiz110
Total(%)55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)45
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz6,53
Individual or group work16232
Preparation for Final exam16116
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam818
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework414
Project12424
Total Workload147
Total Workload / 304,9
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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