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Course Overview

Module objective

To teach the students about designing typical elements from non-metal materials. Learning about the influence of the processing and manufacturing technologies on the design of a structural element. Understanding the manufacturability of detailed product designs. The calculation methods for typical structural elements: materials joints, inseparable joints, positioning elements, springs, folding elements and complex shapes.

The students are first acquainted with typical processing and manufacturing technologies. After that, they can commence the design of loaded products. They are able to determine the stress states in characteristic structural elements: materials joints, inseparable joints, positioning elements, springs, folding elements and complex shapes.

Knowledge outcome

The students obtain the fundamental knowledge for sizing typical polymeric machine elements and assemblies. They are able to understand the relations between the processing and manufacturing technology and the final product form, based on the design characteristics.

Syllabus outline

• Basic non-metal material processing and manufacturing technologies: wood, stone, polymers, composites. (supplement)
• Engineering foundations of polymers and composites (supplementation of Level 1 knowledge): viscoelasticity, adhesiveness, damping, tribology and conductivity.
• This is followed by a discussion of characteristic forms of machine elements and assemblies, made of non-metal materials.
• Material joints: line, corner, free-form transitions.
• Inseparable joints. Functions and calculations.
• Properties of symmetric and asymmetric beams.
• Pressure vessels. Shafts and axles. Gears.
• Special valve forms, complex shape butterfly valves.

Monitoring of student progress

• written and oral examination

Literature

[1] Daniel Gay: Composite materials: Design and application, 2007, CRC
[2] Autar K.Kaw: Mechanic of composite materials, 2005, Willey
[3] James C. Gerdeen: Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites 2005, Willey
[4] George E. Totten: Modeling and simulation for Material Selection and Mechanical Design, 2003, CRC
[5] Ever J. Barbero: Finite Elements Analysis of Composite Materials,2007, CRC

Partners

The key academic groups of TRIBOS consortium are leading and world renown in their own field of Tribology and Surface engineering. They are very complementary from point of view of surfaces, lubricants and interfaces, as well as engineering component design. Thus, their involvement in a single programme enables integration of the whole range of tribology sub-areas required for successful application solutions.