MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BME 502 - Machine Design
Blooms
Course Outcomes: The student will be able to
Taxonomy
CO 1 Recall the basic concepts of Solid Mechanics to understand the subject. K2
CO 2 Classify various machine elements based on their functions and applications. K2
Apply the principles of solid mechanics to machine elements subjected to static
CO 3 K3
and fluctuating loads.
Analyze forces, bending moments, twisting moments and failure causes in
CO 4 K4
various machine elements to be designed.
CO 5 Design the machine elements to meet the required specification. K5
Unit-1 (8-Hours)
Introduction
Definition, Design requirements of machine elements, Design procedure, Standards in design, Standards
designation of carbon & alloy steels, Selection of preferred sizes, Selection of materials for static and
fatigue loads, Design against Static Load
Design against Fluctuating Loads
Cyclic stresses, Fatigue and endurance limit, Stress concentration factor, Stress concentration factor for
various machine parts, Design for finite & infinite life, Soderberg, Goodman, Gerber criteria
Unit-2 (8-Hours)
Riveted Joints
Riveting methods, materials, Types of rivet heads, Types of riveted joints, Caulking and Fullering,
Failure of riveted joint, Efficiency of riveted joint, Design of boiler joints, Eccentric loaded riveted joint
Welded Joints
Stress relieving of welded joints, Butt Joints, Fillet Joints, Strength of Butt Welds, Strength of parallel
fillet welds, Strength of transverse fillet welds
Shafts
Cause of failure in shafts, Materials for shaft, Stresses in shafts, Design of shafts subjected to twisting
moment, bending moment and combined twisting and bending moments, Shafts subjected to fatigue
loads, Design for rigidity, Keys, Types of keys, Selection of square and flat keys, Strength of sunk key
Unit-3 (8- Hours)
Spur Gears
Tooth forms, System of gear teeth, contact ratio, Standard proportions of gear systems, Interference in
involute gears, Backlash, Selection of gear materials, Gear manufacturing methods, Design
considerations, Beam strength of gear tooth, Dynamic tooth load, Wear strength of gear tooth, Failure
of gear tooth, Design of spur gears, AGMA and Indian standards.
Helical Gears
Terminology, Proportions for helical gears, Force components on a tooth of helical gear, Virtual number
of teeth, Beam strength and wear strength of helical gears, Dynamic load on helical gears, Design of
helical gears. Introduction, Classification and Applications of Bevel & Worm Gears
Unit-4 (8-Hours)
Sliding Contact Bearing
Types, Selection of bearing, Plain journal bearing, Hydrodynamic lubrication, Properties and materials,
Lubricants and lubrication, Hydrodynamic journal bearing, Heat generation, Design of journal bearing.
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Rolling Contact Bearing
Advantages and disadvantages, Types of ball bearing, Thrust ball bearing, Types of roller bearing,
Selection of radial ball bearing, Bearing life, Selection of roller bearings, Dynamic equivalent load for
roller contact bearing under constant and variable loading, Reliability of Bearing.
Unit-5 (8-Hours)
IC Engine Parts
Selection of type of IC engine, General design considerations, Design of Cylinder and cylinder head;
Design of piston, piston ring and gudgeon pin;
Friction Clutches
Clutches, Difference between coupling and clutch, Single plate friction clutch, Torque transmitting
capacity, Multi‐Disk Clutches, Friction Material
Note: Design data book is allowed in the examination
Text Books:
1. Design of Machine Elements‐V.B. Bhandari, McGraw Hill Co.
2. Design of Machine Elements, Sharma and Purohit, PHI.
Reference Books:
1. Mechanical Engineering Design, 9e – Joseph E. Shigely, McGraw Hill Education.
2. Machine Design‐Maleev and Hartman, CBS Publishers.
3. Design of Machine Design‐M.F. Spott, Pearson Education.
4. Elements of Machine Component Design, Juvinal&Marshek, John Wiley & Sons.
5. Machine design, Robert L. Norton, Pearson Education
6. Theory & Problem of Machine Design (Schaum’s Outline Series) Hall, Holowenko, Laughlin,
Tata McGraw Hill Co.
7. Machine Design‐Sharma and Agrawal, S.K. Kataria & Sons.
8. Machine Design, U C Jindal, Pearson Education.
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