LANDMARK UNIVERSITY, OMU-ARAN

COURSE COMPACT
COLLEGE: College of Science and Engineering
DEPARTMENT: Mechanical Engineering
PROGRAMME: B.Eng (Mechanical Engineering)
COURSE COMPACT FOR: MCE 417
Course
Course code: MCE 417
Course title: Machine Design III
Credit unit: 2 Units
Course status: Optional

Lecturer’s Data
Engr. Agboola O. O
M.Eng, B.Tech, MNSE, COREN Reg’d
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
agboola.olayinka@lmu.edu.ng
A024, Engineering Building

Consultation Hours: 2:00 – 5:00PM Tuesday and Thursday

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Description: This is an advanced course on design, modelling, integration and
best practices for use of machine elements such as shaft, power screw, bearings, springs,
gears, cams and mechanisms. Modeling and analysis of these elements is based upon
extensive application of physics, mathematics and core mechanical engineering
principles. These principles are reinforced via (1) hands-on laboratory experiences
wherein students conduct experiments and disassemble machines and (2) a substantial
design project wherein students model, design, fabricate and characterize a mechanical
system that is relevant to a real world application. Students master the materials via
problems sets that are directly related to, and coordinated with, the deliverables of their
project. Student assessment is based upon mastery of the course materials and the
student's ability to synthesize, model and fabricate a mechanical device subject to
engineering constraints

Course Justification: Design is one of the most important engineering functions for it is
through design that new products and processes are born and that old ones are
improved. Design requires a breadth of knowledge extending over many areas, and a
sound analytical ability. It requires an ability to recognise the phenomena involved and to
synthesise an integrated solution. Design requires sound engineering judgement as well
as a good grasp of the underlying basic science and mathematics. This course aims to
integrate the knowledge that the student has gained earlier in their program and to focus
the student's analytical skills towards synthesis of solutions by working through the
design of several simple, commonly used devices.

Course Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to demonstrate how

engineering design uses principles learned in previous engineering science courses and
to show how these principles are practically applied. The emphasis in this course is on
machine design: the design and creation of devices that consist of interrelated
components used to modify force and/or motion. Along with usual homework problems,
the students will be presented with design challenges.

The type of design addressed in this course is that of detailed design, which is to define
the shape, size and material of a particular machine element such that it will not fail
under the expected load and operating conditions. The team design project for this
semester is to design a Maize Sheller or Milk Extractor for Dairy farming.

Course Content: Design of machines and machine components, using advanced concepts
and analytical approach: Analytical design of machine transmission elements such as
shafts, spindles, belt/pulley drive, gear drive (spur, helical, bevel, etc), bearing selection
and power screw. Application of stress analysis, failure theories and material selection to
design of mechanical elements and systems. Fatigue resistance, stress concentration,
contact stress, lubrication in design of shafts, bearings. Operational, environmental and
manufacturing considerations. Group design project.

Course Expectations: On completion of this course, students should be able to:

 identify appropriate analytical models to describe and predict the behaviour of

standard machine components;

 reduce the behaviour of a complex machine into appropriate sub-

systems/elements and then analyse the behaviour of their elements;

 apply stress analysis theory, fatigue theory and appropriate criteria of failure to
the design of simple machine elements;

 analyse and evaluate forces and stresses within a spur gear system;

 design simple power transmission systems;

 select appropriate mechanical components from manufacturers' catalogues;

 apply codes and standards to machine component design;

 communicate the results of a design assignment by means of drawings and a

design report
S/N GRADING SCORE(%)
Continuous Assessments
 C.AI 7%
1.
 C.AII (Mid-Semester Test) 15%
 C.AIII 8%
2. Assignment
3. Practical (Laboratory work)/ Case Studies
4. Final Examination 70%
5. Total 100

Course Delivery Strategies:

 Lecture Notes.
 Provision of detailed explanation on the topic.
 Provision of adequate illustration on the board.
 Making lecturing periods interactive.
 Giving the students class work during the lecture period.
 Giving take-home assignments at the end of each lecture

Course Duration: 30 hours

LECTURE CONTENT
Module 1

Week 1: Definition and Concept of Machine Design

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Understand the importance of good engineering design in cost reduction and adequate
safety.
Know the critical factors to be considered in designing a machine.
Understand the concept iteration and optimization in design.

Description
First hour: Definition, Importance of design in Machines, Classification of Machine design
Second hour: General consideration in Machine design, General consideration in
machine design

Study Question: Write short notes on the following: (1) Adaptive design, (2)
Development design, and (3) New design

Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.

Week 2- 3: Design of Machine Transmission Elements - Shaft

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Know how shaft could be designed as a transmission element.
Know the Standard sizes of transmission shafts.
Understand the effects of twisting moment and bending moment in designing a shaft.

Description
First hour: introduction to the definition and importance of shaft as a transmission
element, Material used for shafts, types of shafts, Standard sizes shaft
Second hour: Stresses in shafts, Maximum permissible working stresses for shaft, Design
of shaft
Third hour: Shaft subjected to Twisting moment only, Shaft subjected to Bending
moment only, Shaft subjected to both Twisting and Bending.
Fourth hour: Shaft subjected to Fluctuating loads, Shaft subjected to Axial loads, Design
of shafts on the basis of Rigidity.

Study Question: A shaft running at 400 rpm transmits 10kW. Assuming allowable shear
stress in shaft as 40 MPa, find the diameter of the shaft.

Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.

Module 2

Week 4: Power Screw as a Transmission Element

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:
Know the area of application of Power screw.
Understand various stresses in Power screw and how they could be overcome.

Description
First hour: Explanation on Power screw and its application, Types of screw thread used
in power screw, Torque required to raise and lower load by square threaded screws,
Efficiency of square threaded screws.
Second hour: Efficiency versus Helix angle, Overhauling and Self-locking screws,
Efficiency of Self-locking screw, Stresses in Power screws, Design of screw jack,
Differential and Compound screws.

Study Question: In a hand vice, the screw has double start square threads of 24mm
outside diameter. If lever is 200mm long and the maximum force that can be applied at
the end of the lever is 250N, find the force with which job is held; assuming a coefficient
of friction is 0.12

Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.

Week 5- 6: Belt Drives – Flat Belt, V-Belt Drives

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Understand when to choose either flat belt of v-belt.
Determine the required tension in belt drive.
Size of Pulley and length of belt for motion/power transmission
Calculate the width and thickness of belt required for a particular transmission.

Description
First hour: introduction belt drive, types of belt drive, selection of belt drive, materials
used for belt, Coefficient of friction between belt and pulley, standard belt thicknesses
and widths.
Second hour: Slip and creep of belt, length of an open and cross belt, power transmitted
by a belt, centrifugal tension in the belt, conditions for transmission of maximum power.
Third hour: Pulleys and various types of pulleys for Flat belt, design of pulley, V-belt and
pulleys, advantages and disadvantages of v-belt over flat belt, standard pitch lengths of V-
belts.
Fourth hour: Wire ropes, advantages of wire rope, construction of wire ropes,
designation of wire ropes, diameter of wire and area of wire rope, stresses in wire rope,
procedures for designing a wire rope .

Study Question: An engine shaft running at 120 rpm is required to drive a machine shaft
by means of a belt. The pulley on the engine shaft is of 2m diameter and that of the
machine shaft is 1m diameter. If the belt thickness is 5mm; determine the speed of the
machine shaft when there is no slip and when there is a slip of 3%
Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.
Module 3
Week 7: Chain Drives
Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:
Describe basic features of chain-drive systems.
Understand the principles of operation of different chain drives.
Specify types and sizes of chain drives and their associated sprockets for different
applications.
Description
First hour: Introduction, terms used in chain drive, advantages and disadvantages of
chain drive over belt drive, velocity of chain drives, classification of chain, power
transmitting chain, hoisting and hauling chain, conveyor chain.
Second hour: Factor of safety for chain drives, permissible speed of smaller sprocket,
maximum speed of chains, principal dimensions of tooth profile, design procedure for
chain drive.

Study Question: Design a chain drive to run a blower at 600 rpm. The power to the
blower is available from a 8kW motor at 1500rpm. The centre distance is to be kept at
800mm

Week 8: Mid Semester Test

Week 9: Practical session on Belt drives and Chain drives

Module 4
Week 10 – 12: Gear Drives/Transmission

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Understand basic principles of gearing.
Understand gear trains and how to calculate ratios.
Recognize different gearing systems and relative advantages and disadvantages between
them.
Understand geometry of different gears and their dimensional properties
Recognize different principles of gearing.
Recognize the unorthodox ways gears can be used in different motion

Description
First hour: Introduction, terms used in gears, gear materials, design considerations for a
gear derive, Lewis equations.
Second hour: Static tooth load, dynamic tooth load, wear tooth load, causes of gear tooth
failure, design procedure for spur gears, design of shaft and arms for spur gears.
Third hour: Helical gears, difference between helical gears and spur gears, terms used in
helical gears, Face width of helical gears
Fourth hour: Equivalent number of teeth for helical gears, proportions for helical gears,
strength of helical gears.
Fifth hour: Bevel gear, classification of bevel gears, terms used in bevel gears,
determination of pitch angle for bevel gears, proportion for bevel gears.
Sixth hour: Equivalent number of teeth for bevel gears – Tregold’s approximation, forces
acting on a bevel gear, design of a shaft for bevel gears.

Study Question: A pair of straight bevel gears is required to transmit 10kW at 500 rpm
from the motor shaft to another shaft at 250 rpm. The pinion has 24 teeth. The pressure
angle is 20o. If the shaft axes are at right angles to each other, find the module, face width,
addendum, outside diameter and slant height. The gears are capable of withstanding a
static stressof 60 MPa.
Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.

Module 5

Week 13: Stresses in Machine Parts

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Define the most critically stressed point in a machine component.
Analyze stress state.
Analyze strains and deflections..

Description
First hour: Introduction to Load, Stress, Strain, Stress-Strain Diagram, Stresses in
composite bars, Bearing stress
Second hour: Stresses due to change in temperature, linear and lateral strain, volumetric
strain, bulk modulus, relationship between Young modulus and modulus of Rigidity,
impact stress, Resilience.

Study Question: A reciprocating steam engine connecting rod is subjected to a maximum

load of 65kN. Find the diameter of the connecting rod at its thinnest part, if the
permissible tensile stress is 35N/mm2

Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.

Week 14: Torsional and Bending Stresses in Machine Parts

Objectives: At the end of the topic, students would be able to:

Have knowledge of various multidimensional static failure criteria for different materials.
Apply multidimensional static failure criteria in the design and analysis of machine
components.
Analyze and design components with non-uniform cross sections.

Description
First hour: Introduction to torsional shear stress, shafts in series and parallel, bending
stress in both straight and curved beams, principal stresses and principal planes,
determination of principal stresses for a member subjected to Bi-axial stress.
Second hour: Theories of failure under static load, maximum principal theory, maximum
shear stress theory, Saint Venant;s theory, Haigh’s theory, Hencky and Von Mises theory,
Eccentric loading, shear stresses in beams.

Study Question: A steel shaft 50mm diameter and 500mm long is subjected to a twisting
moment of 1100N-m, the total angle of twist being 0.6o. Find the maximum shearing
stress developed in the shaft and modulus of rigidity.

Reading List
A Textbook of Machine Design by R. S Khurmi and J. K Gupta: S. Chand Publisher, 2012.
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design by Shigley: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008.
Design of Machine Elements by G. K Vijayaraghavan: Lakshmi Publication, 2006.
Week 15: Revision and Group Projects on Machine Design

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