2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

MECH 410 - Machine Element Design

(3 credits)
This course introduces the design of machine components. Typical topics include deflection and spring rates, combinatory springs and equivalent stiffness calculations, deflection of beams, Euler column buckling and elastic instability, failure theories, safety factors and reliability, impact and fatigue, surface damage, and detailed studies of major mechanical components including springs, bearings, gears, and shafts.

Prerequsite: ENGR340