Design of Machine Elements
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Design of Machine Elements Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Design of Machine Elements (subject code 2151907) as prescribed for Mechanical Engineering · Semester 5 divides the course into 4 units, covering 39 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2151907)Unit 1 Introduction
- Design procedure
- Selection of preferred sizes
- Aesthetic and Ergonomic considerations in Design
- Manufacturing considerations in Design
- Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Effect of Alloying elements and heat treatment on properties of steels
- Materials Selection in Machine Design
- IS coding of steels and Cast Irons
Unit 2 Design Against Fluctuating Loads
- Stress Concentration
- Endurance limit and Fatigue failure
- Factors affecting endurance limit
- Design for reversed stresses and cumulative damage
- Fluctuating stresses: Soderberg
- Goodman and Modified- Goodman criteria
- Combined stresses
Unit 3 Design of Springs
- Classification of springs
- Helical Spring: Style of ends
- Correction Factors, and Deflection
- Design against static and fluctuating loads
- Concentric springs
- surge phenomenon
- Helical Torsion and Spiral Springs
- Belleville spring
- shot peening of springs
- Multi-Leaf Spring: Terminology
- Nipping, and Design of multi-leaf spring
Unit 4 Belt and Chain Drives
- Flat Belt Drive: Belt Construction
- Flat Belt Drive: Length of the Belt: Open and Cross drive types
- Ratio of Tensions on tight side to slack side
- Condition for maximum power transmission
- Creep phenomenon
- Methods for tensioning
- Selection of Belts from catalogues
- Design of Pulley for flat belt drive
- Timing belt selection
- V-Belt Drive: Nomenclature
- Selection of V- Belts from catalogues
- Chain Drive: Nomenclature of roller chains
- Length and power rating of
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