Level of Education
Bachelor's degree (BAC +3)
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Description
- read a technical drawing of moderate difficulty
- identify standard mechanical components on a drawing
- Identify how a moderately complex mechanical system works based on a general diagram
- Draw a part from multiple views, following the rules of projection
- Identify and draw the intersections of a cylinder and a plane, two cylinders, a plane and a cone, and a cylinder and a cone
- draw cross-sectional views and sections
- Extract a part from a medium-difficulty assembly drawing
- use of the basic functions of SolidWorks software (Part, Assembly, and Drawing modes)
Objectives
- Solve a problem in statics involving friction (derive Coulomb's laws)
- determine a bracing condition
- Write a strength criterion for a beam structure subjected to combined loading with stress concentration (Von Mises and Tresca)
- be able to determine the service life of a structure subjected to fatigue with a large number of cycles
- be able to determine the Euler critical load of a beam structure
- know how to design and size a shrink-fit shaft-hub assembly
- how to design a thin structure with a non-circular cross-section
- Use of SolidWorks' advanced features for structural design
Class Hours
- Structure and Design (POLYTECH) - LectureLecture6:00 p.m.
- Structure and Design (POLYTECH) - LabLab9:00 a.m.
- Structure and Design (POLYTECH) - TutorialTutorials6:00 p.m.
Mandatory Prerequisites
- Strength of Materials
- Continuum Mechanics