Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

-To give students the understanding and skills to design and analyze engineering components and structures.

Learning outcomes

-To calculate engineering stresses due to normal loads, shear loads, bending and torsion acting on engineering components.
-Define the size and material for given engineering components under the application of loads.
-To use FEA COMSOL software in the design of members.
-Design of Plastics

Course contents

Introduction
Stress
Strain
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Axial Load
COMSOL FEA software
Torsion
Bending

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Mathematics minimum 10 ECTS completed.
Mechanics [PT-1-014]

The course is given in period 1 to 3rd year students and in period 3 for 2nd year students.

Additional information

Although the attendance of weekly lectures is recommended, it is not compulsory. Students may thus choose to complete all work (except the final exam/re-exam) at home.

COMSOL software from lab.arcada.fi

All deadlines dates must be meet. Students not submitting assessment work by the deadline dates will be removed from the course.

COMSOL software from lab.arcada.fi

All deadlines dates must be meet. Students not submitting assessment work by the deadline dates will be removed from the course.

Recommended or required reading

"Mechanics of Materials" , Hibbeler, 9th Edition. Pearson.
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Materials-Edition-Russell-Hibbeler/dp/0… External link
Chapters 1-6 (it is recommended to read further chapters to get a deeper understanding of the subject and to aid in further courses).

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
  • Practical exercises - 10 hours
  • Individual studies - 85 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 10 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Assignment submission dates given in itslearning.

Assessment requirements

10% Assignment 1 (compulsory)
10% COMSOL tutorial (optional)
80% Final Exam/ Re-Exam

Students who do not complete Assignment 1 will be removed from the course. A pass mark in the final exam/re-exam of at least 40/80 and a total mark of at least 50/100 in total is required to pass the course.

GRADING.
50-59 Grade 1 Satisfactory
60-69 Grade 2 Satisfactory
70-79 Grade 3 Good
80-89 Grade 4 Good
90-100 Grade 5 Excellent

Teacher

Vihtonen Mathew

Examiner

Vihtonen Mathew

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until date 2018-01-30

The timetable of the course

Schedule:

Week Chapter Topic from course text
35 1&2 Stress and Strain
36 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials
37 4 Axial Load
38 5 COMSOL analysis and Torsion
39 5 Torsion Continued
40 6 Bending
41 6 Bending continued
42 Final Exam on Chapters 1-6.

Assessment methods

  • 2017-10-17 - Exams
  • 2017-09-19 - Other assignments

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