University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department Fall 2013

MECHANICAL DESIGN AME 305

Class Number: Number of Units: Hour/Day: Room: Instructor: Office Hours: Lec 28730D 3 semester units 2:00 - 3:20 p.m. TuTh GFS 101 Dr. M. O. Safadi - Tel. On Campus: (213) 740 0494 (OLIN HALL 430L) Off Campus: (310) 288 3431 - Fax: (213) 740 8071 E-mail: safadi@usc.edu Monday: 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Thursday: 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Students are also welcome to stop by my office at other times. A. C. Ugural; "Mechanical Design - An Integrated Approach"; McGraw-Hill Publication (2004) The textbook is not required. Course Outline Elementary Structural Analysis (Chapter 1) Analysis of Stresses and Stress-Strain Relations (Chapters 1, 2 and 3) Energy Methods in Design and Deflection in Structures (Chapters 4 and 5) Failure Criteria (Chapter 7) Finite Element Analysis in Design (Chapter 17) Buckling Design of Members (Chapter 6) [If time allows] Fatigue (Chapter 8) [If time allows] -------------------

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Course Grading: Two midterm exams 25% each 50% One comprehensive final examination 30% Homework assignments and class participation 20% Tentative Dates for the two exams: Exam I : Thursday September 26, 2013 Exam II: Thursday November 7, 2013 The final comprehensive examination will be held tentatively on Thursday December 12, 2013 from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. in GFS 101. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------