MEE 342: Principles of Mechanical Design

Fall 2017

M W 12.15 pm -1.30 pm in SCOB 210

Instructor Dr. Ranjan Ganguli

Office: ERC 363

Office Hours: M W 3 4.30 pm or by appointment (by email)

Textbook: Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th ed. by R. G. Budynas and J. K.

Nisbett, McGraw-Hill, 2014.

Course Website: ASU Blackboard System

Syllabus: The design process; conceptual and embodiment design of mechanical elements; form
synthesis; material selection, failure modes, manufacturability tolerances, common mechanisms
and machine elements.

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to introduce you to the mechanical engineering design process;
important modes of material failure; material selection; design and analysis of basic machine
elements and the synthesis of them in mechanical designs. It emphasizes using the basic concepts
of stress, strength of materials, kinetics, etc. to solving a mechanical design problem and
performing sensitivity analysis.

Course Requirements:

Attendance:
Attendance is required for all lecture sessions. For university excused absences, for example,
absences related to religious observances/practices, university sanctioned events/activities,
students must notify instructor prior to the absence in writing with proofs (if possible). All
students are responsible for the materials covered in all lectures.

Assignments:
Homework assignments are due before the start of the lectures. No late assignments will be
accepted. Please remember to put your name on top of your completed assignment and staple all
pages. Homework solutions will be posted on the course website shortly after the due date. Your
homework should be neat, legible, professional and well-organized.
Assignments and exams may be made up for university excused absences with advanced
notification in writing to the instructor. If you wish to dispute a homework or exam grade that
you received, you must inform your instructor in writing no more than one week after the
assignment of exam was returned.
Academic Integrity:
ASU expects and requires all its students to act with honesty and integrity, and respect the rights
of others in carrying out all academic assignments. Each student in this class is expected to abide
by the ASU

Academic Integrity Policy and Student Code of Conduct. Discussions are encouraged for
assignments. However, individual assignments must be your own work. Copying is not allowed.
Group work must be the original work of the group and each member in the group is expected to
participate and contribute. Cheating on assignments would result in a ZERO for Homework
Assignment portion of the final course grade. Cheating on exams would result in an E for this
course.

Disability resources:
Students who require accommodation for a disability must be registered with the Disability
Resource Center (DRC) and submit appropriate documentation from the DRC and appropriate
arrangement will be made.

Copyright:
The course content, including lectures, handouts, homework, quizzes and exam problems, are
copyrighted material and students may not sell notes taken in class or any of the original material
distributed in class (as listed above) during or after the conduct of the course.

Exam policies:
All exams will be closed book; closed notes. There will be three exams (2 midterms and 1 final).
Closed book closed notes. One (1) cheat sheet (11x8.5, both sides) allowed for each midterm,
three (3) for the final exam. Mid-term exams are of one hour and fifteen minutes, finals of
one hour and forty five minutes. The only materials the students are allowed to bring to the
exams are writing implements (pencil, eraser) and regular calculators. Mid term tentative
dates: October 2 and November 6, 2017.

No cell phones, smart phones, smart watches, tablets or laptops or any other device capable of
holding information or capable of communication to others are allowed during an exam. Their
use during an exam will be considered evidence of academic dishonesty for the corresponding
exam and will result in an automatic failing grade for the course, as per the academic integrity
policy above.

Other Policies:
Disruptive behaviors are not allowed in the classroom. Everyone should respect other students in
the class. Cell phones must be silenced during class and students will refrain from answering or
making phone calls during lectures. If they must do so, they will need to leave the classroom
without disrupting the lecture and come back after they are done. No recording devices of any
kind can be used. Behavior that disrupts the lectures is not acceptable and students who engage
in such behavior will be asked to leave. Threatening behavior against other students or the
instructor will not be tolerated. ASU police may be called, and the student reported for
disciplinary action.
Course Grading:
The MAE grading policy for required courses states that course instructors may utilize any
scheme for assessing students and assigning grades subject to:
1. The restrictions of the Academic policies and procedures manual, and
2. a grade of C or better can only be given to students demonstrating mastery of all the course
core outcomes.

The table below provides details on how your performance will be assessed for this course.

Percentage
Individual 75
Homework Assignments 25
In-class Exams (3) 50
Teamwork 25
Project 25
Total 100

The final grade will be based on the percentage of total points earned during the semester as
follows:

A: 100%-90%, B: 89.9%-80%, C: 79.9%-70%, D: 69.9%-60%, E: below 59.9%

Tentative teaching plan

1. Course overview, introduction to mechanical engineering design, review

2. Review of basic solid mechanics, combined loading, stress state at critical location
3. Factor of safety, failures from static loading, stress concentration
4. Fatigue failure from variable loading
5. Design of shafts and shaft components
6. Gears overview, design of gears- spur gears
7. Rolling element bearings
8. Case study