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ME 355 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
Study of manufacturing processes, including interrelationships between the properties of the material, the manufacturing process and the design of components. Interpretation of experimental data, comparison of measurements to numerical/analytical predictions, and formal, engineering report writing.
Prerequisite: M E 354.
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ME 403 Material-Removal Processes
Cutting and noncutting processes for material removal in the shaping of manufactured products. Study of forces and of power consumption and relative costs in the various processes.
Prerequisite: M E 355 which may be taken concurrently.
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ME 409 Introduction to Numerical Control and Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Control system fundamentals, numerical control (NC) machine control systems, and the design aspect of NC machine tools, programming methods of NC machines, computer-aided manufacturing, CNC, DNC, and process optimization.
Prerequisite: M E 355 which may be taken concurrently.
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ME 440 Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Solids
Study of mechanics of deformable bodies, including three-dimensional stress and strain tensors and their transformations. Equations of compatibility, continuity and equilibrium. Elastic constants. Failure criteria including fracture, yield and instability. Deflection relations for complex loading and shapes. Indeterminate problems. Design applications and numerical methods.
Prerequisite: M E 354.
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ME 501 Modern Manufacturing Processes
General survey and introduction to modern manufacturing engineering processes. Fundamental principles and practices of modern manufacturing processes. Case studies and exercises relating the course material directly to modern industrial practice.
Offered: A.
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ME 518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing and Management
Current topics and advances made in manufacturing and management. Topics presented by invited speakers from academia and industry. Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of manufacturing and management.
Offered: jointly with IND E 518; AWSp.
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ME 541 Fatigue of Materials
Macro and micro aspects of fatigue of metals and fatigue mechanisms. Analytical methods for fatigue and life assessment in advanced materials.
Offered: W.
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ME 559 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
Applications of linear fracture mechanics to failure analysis and fracture control based on actual case studies. Fracture toughness and fatigue testing techniques, crack initiation and propagation fatigue life prediction of mechanical components subjected to environmental effects.
Offered: W.
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ME 560 Advanced Theory of Fracture
Theories of linear fracture mechanics, fracture dynamics, ductile fracture, stable crack growth and mixed mode fracture. Discussion of advanced topics from recent literature.
Prerequisite: M E 559 or permission of instructor.
Offered: even years: Sp.
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ME 573 Methodologies for Engineering Design: Probabilistic Mechanical Design
Study, implementation of probabilistic methods to design. Loading, geometry, stress, stain/deflection described as random variables, compared to material properties/behavior in terms of random variables. Design, analysis, reliability, risk analyses conducted on common structures with results compared to conventional deterministic approaches. Projects using probabilistic methods to optimize selected component designs. Discussion of advanced topics from recent literature.
Offered: even years: Sp.
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