The University of Jordan

School of Engineering

Department Course Name Course Number Semester

Mechanical Engineering Applications in Mechanical Design 0904538 Spring 2018/19

Evaluation criteria for the midterm project

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1. Ability to select an “industrial” application that depends primarily on a helical compression 2
spring to function properly (choice of the application and thus difficulty of the design
problem).
2. Understanding the different components of the application and their interaction with the 2
helical compression spring.
3. Accurate representation of the Free Body Diagram. 2
4. Understanding the nature of direct loads applied to the helical compression spring: High/low 2
cycle fatigue, uniform alternating loading, spectrum loading, etc.

5. Identifying all design constraints as per the application of choice. 2

6. Assumptions made and their justification. 3

7. Understanding the physical meaning and thus the limitation of each of the constants used in 3
the design equations.

8. Clarity of calculations and comments on the results. Here calculations should reflect point 4 4
above.

9. Showing the effectiveness of the mind map in the design process 3

10. Using appropriate and sufficient references for the work and citing them properly within the 2
body of the report.

11. Listing of the references as per the University of Jordan Guides and Standards. 1

12. Style of report writing (language, organic flow of information, organization, etc.) 1

13. Neatness of the report 2

14. Adherence to the guideline provided for the midterm project report. 1

March 10th 2019