[MUSIC] Hi, and welcome back.
In today's module, we will understand
the different units of this course, and also understand critical
techniques to succeed in this course. So this course is Machine Design. In other
universities it is commonly
referred to as component design, mechanical design, or
mechanical systems design. The learning outcomes for the entire
course or at the end of the course, you should be able to understand
the impact of material properties, and the operating environment on
various engineering designs. And also you should be able to apply
fundamental engineering static, and fatigue analysis techniques to a wide
variety of complex design problems. So there three major units in this course, the
first unit is Material Properties in
Machine Design and in this course we'll cover material properties such as
the coefficient of thermal expansion. We'll look at a variety of tools for
material selection such as Ashby plots. And we'll look at the impact
of temperature and processing on material materials. Once you have a solid
foundation
in material properties, we'll move forward into
Static Failures Theories. And now we'll quickly review stresses such
as axial, torsion and bending stresses. And we'll learn two key static
failure theories which is the Distortion Energy theory and
the Brittle Coulomb Mohr theory. When you have a solid and fundamental
understanding of static failure theories, we can move forward into
Fatigue Failure Theories. And there we'll start with SN diagrams and
then move into fluctuating stresses where
you utilize Goodman criteria. And finally into variant fluctuating
stresses with Miner's Rule. At the end of this course, you'll have
a solid understanding of both static and fatigue failure theories, and you can move
forward into future courses to look at specific machine components such
as bearings, shafts, gears. So the initial part of the course, unit
one, this material properties and design. We're looking to really strengthen your
existing knowledge of material properties, and to build your technical intuition.
It's going to be very qualitative, which
is unusual for an engineering course. But really it's designed to
build more connections and build a technical intuition. Then when we get into
static failure
theories, we'll transition from a very qualitative learning style to
a very quantitive learning style. So there'll be a lot more equations and
mathematical formulas. We'll strengthen you're existing
knowledge of stress, but then we'll move into these new failure
theories that you haven't seen before. And then finally, in fatigue, so for
students who have just taken statics and then deformable bodies or solid mechanics.
They've never touched on fatigue, so these will be an entirely new section
of engineering for you guys to see. It will be very quantitative again,
very equation based. And really, the key here is to
understand when to utilize equations. So there'll be math,
it won't be very difficult. But there'll be a lot of equations, and
you have to understand when to use them. And again once you have a solid
understanding of static and fatigue failure theory, you can go on and apply these
theories to
individual mechanical components. So the prerequisites for this course, it's
critical that you successfully
take in Statics and Solid Mechanics, which is also called Mechanics of
Materials or Deformable Bodies. If you haven't taken these courses,
there are excellent MOOCs on Statics and Mechanics of Materials on
Coursera by Dr Whiteman. And keep in mind throughout this course, the units will be
both English or
imperial and metric. I realized for our international
students that is a little confusing, but in America the imperial units are commonly
utilized, and it's critical for American students to be
able to use both units. So some tips to succeed in this course. One is to watch all
the modules actively. Several times you'll see me end
a module and I'll give you a problem. And it's critical that you attempt to
work that problem as far as you can get, before watching the next module
where I go through the solution. That way you can see where you get stuck,
and what you're not
understanding at this point. That same methodology should be done
when you complete the worksheets. So there will be several worksheets of
practice problems for you guys to utilize. It's a good idea to get as far as you
can in the practice worksheet, and then check you work with the solutions. At the
end of the week
there will be a quiz, so you should take the quiz and
check your understanding of the material. And obviously we ask that you would abide
by all standards of academic honesty in the Coursera Honor Code. Keep in mind
there's no textbook required
for this course, but I will provide references that you guys can pick up
if you desire, in the course materials. So, a few other tips to succeed. The main
way to communicate with me and
the TA for this course, is through the class discussion forum where you
can post questions and post ideas. It's a great learning community and
it consists of your TA, myself, and your peers. We ask that you use it to post
well thought out questions and not straight solutions, but hints that you've,
or areas that your struggling with. So please don't post quiz answers or
solutions on the discussion forum. We ask that since
the discussion forum is text, there's really no way to read
emotion into text clearly. So work hard to make sure your
messages are positive, constructive, and supportive so we can have a very open
and supportive learning community there. So with that, the next module we'll start
Unit 1, Material Properties in Design. And we'll start off by
looking at strength. Then we'll get into Unit 2,
which will be Static Failure. And finally we'll conclude with Unit 3,
which is Fatigue Failure. So enjoy your learning
experience in this course, and I look forward to
seeing you next time. [MUSIC]
