M E 325 - Machine Design and Kinematics

                        Pre - Reqs.           Engr 170, E M 306, Stat 305

                        Instructor:              Dr. Gloria Starns

                        Office Location:     2062 H.M. Black Engineering Building

                        Phone:                   515 - 294 -9946

                        Office Hours:         Mondays 2:00 - 4:00

                        Email address:      gkstarns@iastate.edu

                         Syllabus


TUTORIAL 1     -           SOLID WORKS AND COSMOS

TUTORIAL 2    -           COMBINED STRESSES

TUTORIAL 3    -           STATICALLY INDETERMINATE BEAM

TUTORIAL 4    -           Cosmos--Finding Nodal Values 

TUTORIAL 5    -           SHAFT DESIGN

Practice Problems -     Finding needed properties of cross-sections

Sample Executive Summary

What is an Executive Summary?

Sample Matlab Program--Left Dyad Design --Motion Generation4-Bar


Week 1

The Design Process

Applying the Design Process

Factor of Safety

Material Behavior

Optimization

Problem Session 1

Quiz 1