Structure and dimensioning (POLYTECH)

  • Level of study

    BAC +3

  • ECTS

    5 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

Description

  • read a technical drawing of medium difficulty
  • identify standard mechanical components on a drawing
  • identify the operation of a mechanical system of moderate difficulty from an overall drawing
  • draw a part in several views, following the rules of projection
  • identify and draw cylinder-plane, cylinder-cylinder, plane-cone, cylinder-cone intersections
  • draw cross-sections and sectional views
  • extract a part from an overall drawing of moderate difficulty
  • use of basic Solidwork functions (part mode, assembly and drawing)
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Objectives

  • deal with a statics exercise involving friction (Coulomb's laws)
  • determine a bow-tie condition
  • write a strength criterion for a beam structure under compound loading with stress concentration (Von Mises and Tresca)
  • know how to determine the service life of a structure working in fatigue with a large number of cycles
  • determine the Euler critical load of a beam structure
  • how to design and dimension a shrink-fit shaft-hub assembly
  • know how to dimension a thin structure with a non-circular cross-section
  • use of advanced Solidwork functions for structural design
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Necessary pre-requisites

  • Strength of materials
  • Mechanics of continuous media

 

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