MECH 343 – Theory of Machines I

There Is An Important Safety Note. All Students going to the Laboratory Should Be Wearing a Lab Coat, Available At Concordia Bookstore. THIS IS A MUST. Students Without Lab Coats Will Not Be Permitted In The Lab.

Instructor

Coordinates

Place & Time

Office Hours

Dr. Sivakumar Narayanswamy

EV Building, 004-124

Tel: 848 2424 (7923)

nrskumar@encs.concordia.ca

H 553

_ _ W _ _  – 17:45 – 20:15

_ _ W _ _ : 14:00 - 16:00

Tutors:                                               
MA   - - - - F 08:45 – 09:35 – room FG-B055

Tutor: Ossama Abdelsalam, ossama_ramy@yahoo.com 

MB   M - - - - 08:45 – 09:35 – room FG-B080

       Tutor: Shahram Shokouhfar, shahram.shokouhfar@gmail.com

Marker:

Gurpreet Singh, gurpritsinghdhillon@gmail.com

Lab Instructors: Ali Zohaib, xohaib.shah@gmail.com

                     Gurpreet Singh, gurpritsinghdhillon@gmail.com    

                     Pooya Rowghantan, p_rowgh@encs.concordia.ca

                     Mohamed Ahmed, mr_geuchy@yahoo.com

You can download course outline here

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Details of the faculty approved calculators for the Final Exams and their sticker details for the same can be downloaded here

Notice Board

 

Date

Sections in Textbook

Sections in ref 1

Description

1

4th Jan

1.1-1.14

1.1-1.4, 1.6, 1.8

Introduction, Classification of Mechanisms, Pairing elements, Classification of motions, Mobility criterion, Grashof’s Law

2

11th Jan

2.1-2.16,   3.1-3.8

1.9,      2.1-2.5

Position, Velocity and Acceleration of a Point; Linear and Angular Velocities and Accelerations; Line of Transmission; Angular-Velocity Ratio; Sliding and Rolling Contacts; Different types of Linkages

3

18th Jan

4.1-4.11,   5.1-5.8,     6.1-6.5,     7.1-7.7

3.13-3.15

3.16-3.17

3.1-3.5

Velocities and Accelerations in Mechanisms by Methods of Relative Velocities; Velocity and Acceleration image; Coriollis Acceleration; Instant Centers of Velocities; Kennedy’s Theorem; Velocities by Instant Centers; Velocities by Components; Kinematic Analysis by Complex Numbers; Centroids; Equivalent Linkages

4

25th Jan

5

1st Feb

6

8th Feb

7

15th Feb

 

22nd Feb

 

 

 

8

29th Feb

12.1-12.11,

12.17-12.21, 13.1-13.7

7.1-7.9, 8.1-8.8, 9.1-9.9

Spur Gear; Fundamental Law of Gearing; Gear Nomenclature; Contact Ratio; Interference and Undercutting; Involute Rack; Methods of Gear Manufacture; Involumetry; Parallel and Cross Helical Gears; Worm Gears; Bevel Gears; Gear Trains; Planetary Gear Train

9

7th Mar

10

14th Mar

11

21st Mar

16.1-16.5,   17.1-17.5

13.1-13.7, 14.1-14.5

Static Force Analysis; Dynamic Force Analysis; Inertia and External Force Analysis by D’Alembert’s Principle; Linkage Force Analysis by the Method of Virtual Work; Linkage Force Analysis by Matrix Method; Spur , Helical, Bevel, and Worm Gear Force Analysis

12

28th Mar

13

4th Apr

18

19.1

Flywheel; Review

You may obtain specific information related to this course as and when it is updated in this space.

Schedule of the laboratory can be downloaded here

The laboratory Manual can be downloaded here

Mobility and Grashof

Midterm Solution

Examples from   Lecture 6

Examples from   Lecture 9

Examples from   Lecture 11

Examples from Lecture 12

 

Course Text Book and Other Reference Material

Recommended Text Book:

1.      Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, G. H. Martin, Waveland Press Inc., Second Edition, 2002

Recommended Text Book:

1.      J. J. Uicker, Jr., G. R. Pennock and J. E. Shigley, Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, 2003

2.      H. H. Mabie and C. F. Reinholtz, Mechanics and Dynamics of Machinery, Fourth Edition, John Wiley, 1987

3.      K. J. Waldron and G. L. Kinzel, Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery, John Wiley, 1999

4.      R. L. Norton, Design of Machinery, Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 2004

5.      A. G. Erdman, G. N. Sandor and S. Kota, Mechanism Design; Analysis and Synthesis, Vol 1, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001

Note: the reference 1, which is very useful, is available at our Library on a 3 hour loan.

Assignments with Solutions

Assignment 1

Solution

Assignment 2

 Solution 

Assignment 3

Solution  

Assignment 4

Solution

Assignment 5

Solution

Assignment 6   

Solution

Assignment 7   

Solution

Assignment 8   

Solution

Assignment 9   

Solution

Laboratory

There is a laboratory component to this course.  2 hours alternate week, H-1040 (will start in the week of Jan 09, 2012 as week 1).

TUTORIALS

Tutorials for this course to be held on Tuesdays between 20:30 – 21:20 @ H 632 (The problems are available in this link)