Machine Elements ME 338 Syllabus Spring 2013

Unique number: 18105

Lecture
TTh 12:30 1:45 pm, ETC 2.108

Instructor
Dr. Matt Campbell
Office: ETC 4.146D
Phone: 232-9122
email: mc1@mail.utexas.edu

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

students should have before
entering this course

Able to construct Free Body Diagrams

Solve static & dynamic equilibrium
Create shear & moment diagrams
Understand the interplay between stress and strain
Know how to identify and apply normal and shear
stress equations for various geometries

Office Hours

Impact on subsequent courses in

curriculum

Teaching Assistant

This class is an important step towards the design efforts

you will engage in senior year (e.g. ME366J, and
ME466K).

Tu: 2:00pm 3:00pm

W : 9:30am 10:30pm
Pradeep Radhakrishnan
ETC 4.134
email: rkprad@yahoo.com
Office Hours: TBA

Text
required
Norton, Robert L., Machine Design : An Integrated
Approach, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2011.

Course Summary

Grading
Exam1:
Exam2:
Exam3:
Homework:
Project:

18%
18%
24%
20%
20%

Class Format
The class format will include lectures and discussions,
with exams, collaborative projects, readings, and
homework.

The goal of this course is to develop a basic understanding

of machine design, including systems, machine elements,
and components. You will learn the basic mechanics
necessary to model and analyze subsystems of machines.
Through hands-on activities, you will also be exposed to
the actual arrangement and assembly of machine elements
in real-world systems and consumer products.

Examinations

Prerequisites: ME 311 and EM 319

Homework Policy

Course Objectives

All homework papers must be submitted at the beginning

of class on the assigned due date. Late papers will not be
accepted. Though primarily graded on technical
correctness, homework should be tidy, clear, and
professionally presented. Written material (paragraphs,
pages of discussion and the like) must be typed.

To apply knowledge of solid mechanics to the design

of real mechanical devices.
To recognize failure and fatigue as constraints on
component design.
To understand the details of bearings, shafts, gears
springs, clutches, and brakes that distinguish their use
in various applications.
To unravel the mysteries behind how linkages can be
designed to produces complex motions.
To bridge the gap between ME analysis and ME
design by investigating and tinkering with real
mechanical devices.

There will be four open book open note exams throughout

the semester. These are semi-cumulative (that goes for the
final too) as prior course information is necessary but not
tested directly. Each examination will be given on the date
and time indicated. Missed examinations may be made up
if the reason for missing was illness or emergency.

Design Assignments
There are two design activities in this class. These are
presented as Project 1 & 2 in the course outline below.
Grades for the projects will be assigned on a group basis,
unless otherwise specified. Peer evaluations of each
project will be required. These peer evaluations, in
addition to evaluation by the instructors, are used to assess
individual participation on the group projects and will

influence each individuals grade. No late projects will be

accepted.

within these sites. Site activities could include exchanging

email, engaging in class discussions and chats, and
exchanging files. In addition, electronic class rosters will
be a component of the sites. Students who do not want
their names included in these electronic class rosters must
restrict their directory information in the Office of the
Registrar, Main Building, Room 1. For information on
restricting directory information, go to:
http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs
/gi01-02/app/appc09.html.

Collaboration
Discussion of assignments with other students is
encouraged. All work submitted for credit, however, must
be your own. Any evidence of plagiarism or other forms of
scholastic dishonesty will be grounds for a failing grade in
the course.

Attendance
Class attendance is required. Material not specifically
covered in the text will be presented in lecture. Excessive
unexcused absences will affect your final grade. A roll
sheet will be distributed during each lecture to record
attendance.

UT Scholastic Dishonesty Policy

Students who violate University rules on scholastic
dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including
the possibility of failure in the course and/or dismissal
from the University. Since such dishonesty harms the
individual, all students, and the integrity of the University,
policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.
For further information about academic integrity, visit the
Student Judicial Services Web site at
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/dos/sjs/.

Special Notes
The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request,
appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students
with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability
(physical or cognitive) who requires academic
accommodations should contact the Services for Students
with Disabilities area of the Office of the Dean of Students
at 471-6259 as soon as possible to request an official letter
outlining authorized accommodations. For more
information, contact that office, or TDD at 471-4641, or
the College of Engineering Student Affairs Office at 4714321.

Computers
Students are expected to be proficient on a personal
computer and to be able to use word processing and
spreadsheet programs such as Word and Excel. Familiarity
with the Mechanical Engineering Learning Resources
Center (LRC) on the 3rd floor of ETC is assumed.

Measurement and Evaluation Center

Web-based, password-protected class sites will be

associated with all academic courses taught at the
University. Syllabi, handouts, assignments, and other
resources are types of information that may be available

Note that the Measurement and Evaluation Center forms

for the College of Engineering will be used during the last
week of class to evaluate the course, the teaching assistant,
and the instructor.

Course Outline
Week

Days

Topic

Reading Assignment

17-Jan

19-Jan

Introduction, Types of Loads and Stresses

Ch. 3.0 3.3, 3.8- 3.10

24-Jan

26-Jan

Mohrs Circle, Principal Stresses

Ch. 4.0-4.9, 4.12-4.15

31-Jan

2-Feb

Failure Theories

Ch. 5.0 5.2, 5.4 - 5.6

7-Feb

9-Feb

Stress Concentrations and Fatigue, Exam 1

Ch. 6.0 - 6.6

14-Feb

16-Feb

Fatigue

Ch. 6.7, 6.8, 6.10-6.12

21-Feb

23-Feb

Shafts and Journal Bearings

Ch. 9.0 - 9.14, Ch. 10.0 - 10.4

28-Feb

1-Mar

Journal and Rolling Bearings

Ch. 10.5, 10.6, 10.8-10.14

6-Mar

8-Mar

Gears, Exam 2

Ch. 11.0-11.2

13-Mar

15-Mar

Spring Break

10

20-Mar

22-Mar

Gears

Ch. 11.2 - 11.6

11

27-Mar

29-Mar

Springs

Ch. 11.7-11.11, Ch. 13.0-13.3

12

3-Apr

5-Apr

Springs, Fasteners

Ch. 13.4-13.6, Ch. 14.0, 14.1, 14.3

13

10-Apr

12-Apr

Exam 3, Bolted Joints

Ch. 14.4 - 14.9

14

17-Apr

19-Apr

Bolted Joints

Ch. 14.10-14.12

15

24-Apr

26-Apr

Mechanisms

16

1-May

3-May

Velocities, and Mechanical Adv., Project 2 Expo

Mechanisms Handout

Chapter 1 is an easy read that will introduce you to the methods and philosophy of engineering design. Your
ME366J class will go into the topics covered in this chapter in more detail. However, you are encouraged to
read this in preparation for the material covered in this class.
Chapter 2 is an excellent review of materials that will provide you with a useful reference during projects and
a useful review for the early course material.
Chapter 7 presents an introduction to the failure mode known as wear. Many universities in the US do not
teach wear as a topic of undergraduate machine elements, although I have found this chapter to be a useful
introduction and reference to the topic.