University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2006

49325 Computer-aided Mechanical Design

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: T Brown

This subject extends the development of students' analysis and design skills. Students use computer-aided methods to complement and enhance the analytical and theoretical skills and knowledge obtained in undergraduate subjects and in practice. Mechanical system simulation software is used to introduce virtual prototyping. A finite element analysis program is used for analysing stresses in mechanical components. Although commercially available software is used, students are not simply trained in the use of that particular program. Rather, the objective of the subject is that students understand the general approach to computer-aided engineering and the importance of having a sound knowledge of the fundamental mechanics.

Assessment: Assignments and projects (80 per cent); quiz (20 per cent).

Texts and references

Adams, Askenazi, Building Better Products with Finite Element Analysis, Onward Press

Young, Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain, McGraw-Hill

Typical availability

Spring 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.