49316 Materials Handling

6cp; 3hpw; availability: all courses
Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: J Dartnall

The materials handling industry is very broad, covering almost all industries including mining, mineral processing, agricultural production, food processing, power production, chemical processing, manufacturing, packaging, pharmaceutical production and many others. Since the industrial revolution, people have made increasing use of mechanical methods of handling materials. This has been to such an extent that in the Western world almost everything, including food, raw materials, building materials and finished products, has probably been mechanically handled many times before it reaches the consumer.

This subjects covers the main systems and methods of mechanical handling of materials, both bulk solids handling and discrete handling of products and goods.

Topics include: screw, belt and bucket conveyors and elevators; pneumatic and hydraulic conveying of bulk solids; storage systems; and feeding, sampling and weighing of materials and systems for handling artefacts, factory products and packaged goods.

Assessment: Two major projects (30 per cent), labs and minor assignments (30 per cent), one day visit to Wollongong industries (report) (15 per cent), final examination (25 per cent).

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,400.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.