Curricula

Objectives

You will learn the basics and calculation of power transmission gear boxes and gear wheels. You will learn basic principles and how to calculate basic connections between machine parts, e.g. screw joints and welding joints.

Investigations and information retrieval:
You can analyze and solve technical challenges.

Engineering practice:
You can calculate and select the most common machine components and joints.

Content

Selected machine components which are commonly used in mechanical engineering.
- design of shafts and shaft connections.
- design of gear transmissions and gear wheels
- design of bolted and welded joints

Learning materials and recommended literature

Handouts, Shigley, Mechanical Engineering Design. McGraw-Hill 2003.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons consists of the theory of the course and also example calculation cases. There are also calculation exercises which means self learning and home work based work.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

There are three small exams during the course. There is also alternative way to replace the last small exam by exam which consists of the whole course. There are also two resits after that based on JAMK orders.

Student workload

Lectures 41 h.
Calculation exercises self-reliant work 40 h.
Total 81 h.

Content scheduling

There are theory based contact lessons during the whole course which are based on the topics of the course. There are also calculation examples during lessons. There are self learning calculation tasks which are based on theory lesson.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate (1): You can identify the basic knowledge and terminology but can only sufficiently apply them to simple selection and calculating tasks of machine elements.
- You can design and dimension bolted and welded joints in adequate way
- You can design and dimension shafts and their connections in adequate way.
- You are familiar with different types of gear transmissions and can dimension spur gear pairs in adequate way

Satisfactory (2): You are familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology but you can only satisfactorily apply them to selection and calculating tasks of machine elements.
- You can design and dimension bolted and welded joints in satisfactory way
- You can design and dimension shafts and their connections in satisfactory way
- You are familiar with different types of gear transmissions and can dimension spur gear pairs in satisfactory way

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): You master the essential knowledge and skills covered by the course and can apply this knowledge to machine component design:
- You can design and dimension bolted and welded joints
- You can design and dimension shafts and their connections
- You are familiar with different types of gear transmissions and can dimension spur gear pairs.

Very good (4): You master the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to selection and calculating tasks of machine components.
- You can design and dimension bolted and welded joints in good way
- You can design and dimension shafts and their connections in good way
- You are familiar with different types of gear transmissions and can dimension spur gear pairs in good way

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You master the essential knowledge and skills of the course and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to demanding selection and calculating tasks of machine components.
- You can design and dimension bolted and welded joints in excellent way
- You can design and dimension shafts and their connections in excellent way
- You are familiar with different types of gear transmissions and can dimension spur gear pairs in excellent way

Prerequisites

- basics of statics
- basics of strength of materials
- basics of mechanical drawings
- basics of material technology.