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MEGR 371 Machine Elements Description: Advanced strength of materials including combined loading, beams, columns, connection forces and stress concentrations. Introduction to statistics and reliability. Introduction to finite element analysis. Material failure including static failure theories, fracture mechanics and fatigue. Design problem. (fall) Who takes it: typically junior mechanical engineering students (required). Pre-requisite: MEGR 210 Statics, MEGR 230 Dynamics, CEEGR 221 Strength of Materials Textbook: Mechanical Engineering Design by J. E. Shigley, C. R. Mischke, R. G. Budynas, Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 7th-Edition (2004); ISBN: 0072921935 (Amazon listed at $133.88) A used book can be found at $30~$60 in places like ebay. Evaluation: One two-hour final exam (35%), two hourly exams (20% X 2), homeworks (10%), laboratories (10%), and design project (5%). Topics Covered: General design process Fatigue failure mechanism Basic statistics for use in design Fatigue life under uniaxial stress Engineering materials Fatigue life under multiaxial stress Stresses in machine components Surface wear Deflection in machine components Conduct mechine component experiments Faliure theories Design mechine component experiments Factor of safety against failure Design machine components