MECH4414 Fundamentals of Engineering Fabrication and Metalworking Processes [UG]
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 (See Timetable) Old unit code: 630.432, ENGT4414 | |
| Outcomes: Students are able to understand the fundamentals of engineering alloys, fabrication, basic industrial metalworking processes, mechanisms of plastic deformation in metals, and metrology. Students are encouraged to apply the knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals, and to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution. Students develop an ability to undertake lifelong learning and communicate effectively; utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance; function effectively as individuals and in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team; understand the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer and the need for sustainable development; and understand the professional and ethical responsibilities of the engineering profession and develop a commitment to them. Of particular importance is the need to acquire the skills required to learn and adapt acquired knowledge to new situations. Also important are the abilities to write and speak clearly, concisely and logically; think and reason logically and creatively; question accepted wisdom and develop mature judgement and responsibility; and continue through life to learn from a variety of sources and experiences. The skills outlined in the unit outcomes are reinforced in lectures, practical case studies, and specifically, in assignment and laboratory work. | |
| Content: This unit introduces the fundamentals of engineering alloys, fabrication, basic industrial metalworking processes and metrology. Topics include (1) engineering metallic materials, i.e. carbon and alloy steels, cast irons and non-ferrous alloys; industrial fabrication of these materials including welding, heat treatment, quality control and non-destructive testing; (2) basic metalworking processes (such as rolling, forging, presswork, extrusion and metal cutting); (3) theory of plasticity in metal forming including physical mechanisms of plastic deformation and constitutive modelling; homogeneous deformation, allowance for frictional constraint; (4) slip-line field theory, Hencky stress equations, Geringer velocity equations, velocity discontinuities; and (5) metal cutting theories and fundamentals of metrology, (surface topography characterisation, surface roughness, surface roundness). | |
| Assessment: This comprises an examination and laboratory reports/attendance. Skills are evaluated and assessed through these mechanisms and include, but are not exclusive to, problem identification; formulation and solution; effective communication; an ability to function effectively as an individual and in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team; and an ability to understand the professional and ethical responsibilities of the engineering profession and develop a commitment to them. Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course. | |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Professor Gwidon Stachowiak | |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) | |
| Mode: on-campus | |
Unit Rules: | |
| Advisable prior study: solid mechanics, calculus, completion of 48 points of engineering units | |
| Contact hours—lectures: 39 hrs; tutorials: 26 hrs; labs: 12 hrs | |
Unit Web Page: http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/undergrads/sem2.html | |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2008. | |
Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. | |
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