• 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)
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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
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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

 

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