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 2152508) as prescribed for Production · Semester 5 divides the course into 3 units, covering 32 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 (2152508)Unit 1 Variable Stresses in Machine Parts
- Completely reversed or cyclic stresses
- Fatigue and endurance limit
- Effect of loading on endurance limit- load factor
- Effect of surface finish on endurance limit – surface finish factor
- Effect of size on endurance limit-size factor
- Effect of miscellaneous factors on endurance limit
- Relation between endurance limit and ultimate tensile strength
- Factors to be considered while designing machine parts to avoid fatigue failure
- Stress concentration factor for various machine members
- Fatigue stress concentration factor
- Notch sensitivity
- Combine steady and variable stresses
- Failure theories: a) Gerber method of combination of stresses b) Goodman method of combination of stresses c) Soderberg method of combination of stresses
Unit 2 Design of Clutches and Brakes
- Clutches Introduction
- Types of clutches
- Design of a disc or plate clutch
- Multiple disc clutch
- Cone clutch
- Centrifugal clutch
- Brakes: Introduction
- Design of Single blocks or shoe brake.
- Pivoted block or shoe brake.
- Double blocks or shoe brake.
- Simple band brake
- Differential band brake
- Band and block brake &
- Internal expanding brake
Unit 3 Design of Belts & Pulleys, Flywheel
- Belt & Pulley design: Introduction
- Design of flat belt & pulley
- Design of V-belt and its Pulley
- Design of Flywheel: Design of Flywheel Arms
- Design of Shaft
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