Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ABE 301 — Design of Machine and Structural Elements

2 units · ABE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Explain the theories of failure of machine components
Analyse the loads on machine and structural elements
Apply shear force, bending moment, torsion, bending stresses in designing machine and structural elements
Design machine components such as belt drives, shafts, chain drives, gears
Design beams and columns
Select fasteners such as nut and bolts, studs, bearings, etc. in designing machines;
Use computer software and empirical methods in designing machine and structural elements.urse Content

Course contents

Design of machine elements: Theories of failure. Design of shafts, belt and pulley drives, gears, sprockets, bolts and nuts, keys and keyways; selection of bearings. Practical session: Use of computer software in machine design. Design of structural elements: Definitions. Hooke’s law. Stress and strain due to loading. Torsion of circular members. Shear force. Bending moment and bending stresses in beams with symmetrical and combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation equations. Mohr cycle. Elastic buckling of columns. Design of beams using empirical methods and computer software. Design of columns using empirical methods and computer software. Group design assignment of machine or structural elements or complete system.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ABE 301.

ABE 301 — Design of Machine and Structural Elements

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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