Mechanical Systems Design

Course aim

To develop the ability of systematic design of machines or systems for service and reliability.

Course content

Reliability based design of machine structural elements under static and dynamic loading; reliability based design of mechanical systems via series and parallel modelling; reliability based design of a mixed engineering system via mixed modelling; dynamic analysis of mechanical systems via bond graph modelling; analysis of physical systems via bond graph modelling.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
MENG 2004	Mechanical Design Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Computer Practical	2 hours x 1 week
Seminar	4 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Mid-semester test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.