Principles of Engineering
Course outline and study materials provided below.
We will be using this textbook.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Machines & Mechanisms
1. The 'mechanical advantage'
Reading: Ch. 3 up through 'The Lever'
Lab: levers and cart-ramp lab
Reading: Ch. 3 up through 'The Lever'
Lab: levers and cart-ramp lab
| lagoon_hut_design_challenge.docx |
| lagoon_hut_student_examples.pdf |
| 1_wind_turbine_engineering_questions1.docx |
| wind_turbine_engineering_slides.pptx |
| the_mechanical_advantage_exercises.pdf |
2. The 'six simple machines'
Reading: Ch. 3 from 'The Pulley' to the end
Lab: Pulley Systems lab
Reading: Ch. 3 from 'The Pulley' to the end
Lab: Pulley Systems lab
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| 2._wheel_axlepulleysystems_11slides.pptx |
3. Cams, pushrods, cranks
Reading: Ch. 4 up through 'Bearings'
Lab: Engineering drawing lab
Reading: Ch. 4 up through 'Bearings'
Lab: Engineering drawing lab
| calculating_cam_displacement.pdf |
4. Gears, pulleys, chain drive systems
Reading: Ch. 4 from 'Gears' to the end
Lab: Engineering drawing lab
Reading: Ch. 4 from 'Gears' to the end
Lab: Engineering drawing lab
| multiview_problems_7-68_thru_7-85.pdf |
| 4._gear_speed___torque_problems.pdf |
| 4._gearspulleyschaindrives.pptx |
| washer_lift_design_challenge_2018.docx |
| 4._combination_design_problem.docx |
Unit 2: Energy & Power
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5. Energy, heat, temperature
Reading: Ch. 5 up through 'Thermodynamics' Lab: Thermo lab
6. Energy sources: renewable and traditional
Reading: Ch. 5 from 'Renewable Energy Sources' to the end Lab: Alternative Energy lab
7. DC Circuits I: Voltage, current, resistance, Ohms law
Reading: Ch. 6 up through 'Common Electrical Components' Lab: Resistor lab
8. DC circuits II: The power equations, parallel circuits
Reading: Ch. 6 from 'Electrical Circuits' to the end Lab: Build & test batteries
9. Fluid power systems: hydraulics, pneumatics
Reading: Ch. 7 Lab: Hydraulics lab
Take-home midterm
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Unit 3: Materials & Structures
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10. Materials
Reading: Ch. 9 Lab: Polymers lab
11. Material properties I
Reading: Ch. 10 (up to, but not including, "Flexure Testing") Lab: Tensile Testing lab
12. Material Properties II
Reading: Ch. 10 (From "Flexure Testing" to the end) Lab: Beam Deflection lab Beam deflection homework
Read the instructions first, then do the problems.
13. Introduction to Statics
Reading: Ch. 12 up through 'Free Body Diagrams' Lab: Moment Forces lab
14. Force Vectors
Reading: Ch. 12 the 'Simple Beams' section Lab: Vectors lab
Correction: In the video below at 12.00-14.00 I give 'hints' for Fbx and Fby. They should be reversed.
15. Beams & trusses
Reading: Ch. 12 from 'Structural Analysis of Trusses' to the end Lab: West Point Virtual Bridge Designer
West Point Virtual Bridge Designer homework
"Design a steel truss highway bridge to carry a two-lane highway across a deep river valley, at the least possible cost." (100 points possible)
Truss Design with MD Solids homework
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Unit 4: Kinetics & Ballistics
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16. Velocity and acceleration
Reading: Ch. 13 Lab: Acceleration lab 
17. Projectile motion
Reading: Ch. 13 (re-read as needed) Lab: TBD 18. Measurement & statistics
Reading: Ch. 14 Final class presentations Final class presentations
Choose an engineering topic of interest to you, and prepare a 10-12 minute presentation using PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote, Google Slides, or other presentation software. Use bullet points and plenty of illustrations, diagrams, charts, etc. The presentations will take place at the final class. Ideas: you could talk about unique machines, devices, or processes; bridges, buildings, or other large structures; alternative energy such as wind, solar, wave, and so forth; advances in nuclear power; well-known engineering disasters and how they happened; things made of modern materials such as polymers, carbon fiber, lightweight metals; electric/hybrid cars; reusable rockets and space exploration; you could research a particular engineering career; and many other ideas. Advice: don't just read from your slides - use bullet points and if necessary, read from a cheat sheet or cards. PowerPoint presentations work really well with lots of interesting (and applicable) pictures, short video segments, graphs/charts, and so on. Take-home final
2019 class will not have a take home final. |