61 courses in the 1993–94 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Physics principles most relevant to the discipline of Mechanical Engineering. Equilibrium and elasticity of solid bodies. Hooke's Law and bulk modulus. Statics and dynamics of fluids. Temperature scales and thermal expansion. Energy conversion and transfer and the laws of
thermodynamics.
Discussion of Structure of Mechanical Engineering curriculum, operation of Department, Faculty, University, technical societies.
Caiculus of multivariate functions; partial differentiation, total derivatives, chain rule, transformation of variables. Applications include geometrical problems, error estimation, maxima and minima, and Taylor series. Multiple integration in standard coordinate systems, Jacobians. Properties of geometric and dynamical systems. Vector calculus, divergence, curl, Laplacian, and Stoke's, Green's, and Divergence theorems. Applications include: topological problems, rotation in fluids, volumetric scaiar flux transport, work and energy, conservative force fields.
Frequency distributions; measures of central tendency; standard deviation and other measures of dispersion. Probability. Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions. Techniques of sampling and statistical estimation. Tests of hypotheses; significance. The t-test and chi-squared test. Curve fitting by least squares. Statistical process control. Correlation and regression. Experimenta! design.
Equivalent to M SCI 251
Solutions of nth order homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear equations with constant and variable coefficients. Systems of linear equations. Non-linear equations. Appropriate techniques such as variable transformation, theory of Laplace transforms, and Frobenius series. Applications include simple dynamical systems and principles of mass, momentum and heat conservation.
An introduction to the kinematics of particle and rigid body motion. impulsemomentum equations. Work-energy methods and Euler's equations. Simple gyroscopes. Vibrations.
The relevance of materials to engineering practice. The microstructure of materials, crystallinity and crystal imperfections, glasses and amorphous solids. Elastic and plastic deformation in metals, viscoelasticity of plastics. Strengthening mechanisms in metals, polymers and ceramics. Fracture of brittle and ductile solids. Electrical and magnetic properties of materials.
Course Descriptions
Concept of equilibrium, force analysis of structures and structural components, equilibrium of deformable bodies, stress and strain concepts, stress-strain relationships, stress analysis of prismatic members in axial, shearing, torsional and flexutal deformations, shear force and bending moment diagrams.
A general treatment of the behaviour of structural components from the study of stress and strain in solids. Topics include super-position, energy theorems, theories of failure, elastic and inelastic analysis of symmetrical bending, torsion of circular members, columns and stability, and virtual work.
The engineering science of energy. The scope and limitations of thermodynamics. Macroscopic approach to heat, work, energy and the First Law. Properties and state of simple substances. Control-mass and control-volume energy analysis. The Second Law of Thermodynamics, principle of increase of entropy, limiting cycle efficiencies, criteria for equilibrium.
Number systems, codes and coding, minimization techniques applied to design of logic systems. Component specifications. Discussion of microprocesses, memory and I/O logic elements. Microcomputer structure and operation. I/O modes and interfacing. Machine language and Assembler programming. Design and application of digital systems for data collection and control of pneumatic hydraulic and machine systems. Laboratory work includes the use of microcomputers.
Review of ac circuits. Three-phase circuits. Transformers. Industrial power networks. Principles and operating characteristics of dc and ac motors including speed control. Power conditioning for supplying mechanical drives. interface of electromechanical systems with control circuits and transducers.
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Technical specialties in Mechanical Engineering, discussion of options, curriculum, seminars and technical topics in the various options.
A survey of numerical procedures with emphasis upon computer implementation. In particular, the following topics are covered; Interpolation, curve fitting, solution of non-linear equations, numerical integration, numerical solution of ordinary difterential equations, matrix algebra and solution of systems of linear equations, and probiems in the solution of partial differential equations.
Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics; wave equation, diffusion of heat and species, Laplace and Poisson equation. Modelling physical systems with distributed parameters. Boundary and initial conditions. Separation of variables, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, Sturm-Liouville theory, orthogonality, similarity methods and Fourier series. Bessel and Legendre equations and functions, transform methods and characteristics.
Principles of the geometry of motion, Uniform and non-uniform motion, linkage, gears, cams. Synthesis and analysis of mechanisms. Consideration of the static and dynamic forces in machines. Vibration analysis, response to shock, motion and force transmissibility, vibration isolation.
Analysis and synthesis of machine elements. Factors affecting working stresses, fatigue, creep and impact considerations. Design of shafting, springs, screws, clutches, brakes and gears.
Phase equilibria, non-equilibrium behaviour, heat treatment of metals, diffusion, strengthening processes. Alloying, composite materials, cold and hot working. Failure of engineering materials; creep, fatigue, corrosion and other environmental degradation processes. Prevention of service failures.
The principles of manufacturing unit processes including casting, forming, machining and joining. Interactions between design, materials (metals, polymers, ceramics) and processes. Advantages and limitations, relative cost, and production rates of competitive processes.
Physical properties of fluids and fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics. Hydrostatics. Conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy. Flow similarity and dimensional analysis as applied to engineering problems in fluid mechanics. Laminar and turbulent flow. Engineering applications such as flow measurement, flow in pipes and fluid forces on moving bodies. Introduction to compressible flow.
Introduction to heat transfer mechanisms. The formulation and solution of steady and transient heat conduction. Radiant heat transfer including exchange laws and view factors. Introductory convective heat transfer.
Emphasis on applications of thermodynamics to flow processes, real fluids, evaluation of state functions of real fluids. Non-reacting mixtures, reacting mixtures, equilibrium considerations.
Open loop and feedback control. Laws governing mechanical, electrical, fluid and thermal control components. Analogies. Analysis of some engineering controt systems using block diagram algebra, transient and steady-state operations. Different modes of control. Review of Laplace Transform methods. Concepts of stability. Principles of analog computer simulation. Brief treatment of linear flow graphs and bondgraphs.
Basic equations of two-dimensional flow, potential flow, exact viscous solutions, introduction to lubrication, boundary layers, and introduction to turbulence. Turbomachinery fundamentals and applications. Selected advanced topics.
Course Descriptions Mechanical Engineering
Research frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, specific discussion of research done at Waterloo, seminars by members of research groups.
The Canadian Legal System, Forms of Business Organizations, Tort Law, the role of the professional; Contract Law, the Elements of a Contract, Statute of Frauds, Misrepresentation, Duress and Undue Influence, Mistake, Contract Interpretation.
Discharge of Contract; Breach of Contract
and fundamental breach; Agreements between the client and Engineer; General Law, the Mechanics’ Lien Act, comparative discussion of the Professional Engineers Act as it relates to the earlier statute, Intellectual Property and Industrial Property. It is intended to prepare the student for the examination in law which must be written by the Engineer for the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario. This course Is restricted to senior Mechanical Engineering students.
*Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis. A written final examination is mandatory.
A continuation of the M E 322 course in analysis and synthesis of machinery, including advanced analysis of machine elements such as clutches, brakes, couplings, journal bearings and gears. Advanced machine design concepts such as reliability, optimization and techniques for stimulating innovative design. A synthesis project involving the machine elements studied is usually included.
Microscopic origins of elastic and inelastic behaviour. Plastic flow at low and high temperatures with emphasis on the microscopic mechanisms and their application to engineering design. Deformation mechanism maps. Types of fracture and micromechanism fracture maps. Application of fracture mechanics. Fatigue and cyclic hardening behaviour. Environmental effects.
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This course is intended for those students interested in acquiring a working knowledge of metallurgy. It will cover: Metals and alloy systems, iron-carbon alloys, heat treatment and the function of alloying elements in steel, corrosion and scale resistant alloys, copper and nickel base alloys, light metals and their alloys; casting, hot and cold working of metals; soldering, brazing and welding; corrosion and oxidation; metal failure analysis.
In this course, a selection of aspects of Computer integrated Manufacturing are studied. The functional elements of Numerically Controlled machines and robots. Robot kinematics and programming. Machine vision and image processing. Introduction to Computer Aided Design, computer graphics and Computer Aided Manufacturing. Data transmission, local area networks, Manufacturing Automation Protocol. Flexible Manufacturing; cell control structures and data bases. Group Technology, classification and coding, composite parts, Computer Aided Process Planning.
This course concerns Quality Control and aspects of Production and Operations Management. Design of experiments, analysis of variance and the Taguchi method of quality design. On-line Statistical Quality Control. Project and Production Planning. Facility lay out, line balancing, Group Technology cells. An overview of Just-in-Time Manufacturing and Manufacturing Resource Planning (Equivalent to M Sci 432)
Thermodynamic properties of moist air; psychrometric charts; humidity measurements; direct water contact processes; heating and cooling of moist air by extended surface coils; solar radiation; heating and cooling loads on bulldings; effects of the thermal environment; air conditioning and calculations.
Selected topics in heat transfer fundamentals and applications. Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of convection with analytical solutions to simple laminar flow problems and approximate solutions to turbulent flow problems based on analogies between momentum and heat transfer. Also covered is radiant exchange in grey enclosures and in black enclosures containing emitting-absorbing gases. The remaining topics will be chosen from design of heat exchangers; condensation heat transfer; boiling heat transfer; and the treatment of problems in heat conduction.
Review of reserves and consumption trends ot Canada’s and the worid’s energy resources. Design of fossil-fuel central power plants, including boiler efficiency calculations and advanced steam and binary cycles. Review of atomic physics including fission and fusion energy. Design of nuclear fission power plants including design of reactor core for critical conditions, fuel cycles and radiation hazards. Design considerations for solar energy conversion devices including: availability of solar energy, solar-thermal converters, thermal storage and photovoltaics. Principles of fuel cells and some aspects of their design. Other topics as appropriate. .
For those students interested in working on engineering problems that involve the flow of air in the lower kilometre of the atmosphere. Topics to be studied include: composition of the atmopshere, surface wind variation, vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and moisture, basic moisture thermodynamics, fluid mechanics on rotating earth, physics of atmospheric turbulence, atmospheric stability, vertical variation of wind, inversion layer dynamics, introduction to atmospheric diffusion processes.
Engineering assignments requiring the student to demonstrate initiative and assume responsibility. Student activity is guided and co-ordinated by a faculty supervisor. In selecting projects, particular account is taken of the student's field of specialization. Projects, in general, involve technical disciplines beyond the strictly mechanical engineering field.
Course Descriptions Mechanical Engineering
An overview of intellectual property: copyright, industrial design, trade marks, trade names, and trade secrets. Ownership of intellectual property, Invention optimization. Patenting: history, tegal context, infringement, searching, writing and understanding patent claims, preparing patent drawings, patent application preparation, submitting the application to the Canadian or United States patent offices, dealing with the examiner, foreign patents. Selling and licencing technology. Litigation.
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This course is a continuation of M E 212 and M E 321. Basic kinematic and dynamic concepts are extended. The emphasis is on vector methods, general kinematic relationships, planar and three-dimensional motion, gyroscopic effects, variational mechanics, Lagrange's equation and Hamilton's equations. Computer simulation of non-linear systems is discussed and a project involving computer simulation is usually assigned.
Fundamentals of mechanical vibration, transient and forced vibrations, vibration of Mechanical systems with one-, two- and multi-degrees of freedom, vibration measurement and isolation, continuous system, modal analysis.
Analysis of stress and strain in 3 dimensions, plates and shells, stress functions, plastic stress-strain concentrations. Residual stress, thermal stress and creep. Energy methods.
Nucleation and growth in metals. Diffusion and sintering. Fundamental aspects of phase equilibrium in binary and ternary metal systems. Transformations (solidification and solid state) in metals. Surface phenomena. Corrosion and oxidation in metals. Applications to industrial metals and alloys.
Fibres, particulates and matrices. Consideration of the interface between the matrix and the fibre or particulate. Geometrical arrangements of fibres within laminae and their influences on elastic and strength properties. Strength of laminates and short fibre composite materials. Consideration when designing with composite materials. Fatigue, notch sensitivity and environmental deterioration.
Structure of amorphous and crystalline plastics. Polymerization, control of properties of plastics by crosslinking and additives. Glasses, properties of fibers, refractories, abrasive materials, oxides, carbides, properties and applications of graphite. Brittle fracture, viscoelasticity and rheological models.
Principles of deformation processes including forging, rolling, drawing, extrusion and sheet metalworking. Basic methods of analysing pressures, forces and deformation. Process control and limitations. Interaction of process, equipment and material; workability.
Design features of machine tools. Mechanics of metal cutting. Too! materials. Machinability. Main drive torque and power versus speed requirements. Characteristics of positional servomechanisms in NC machines. Adaptive control. Static and dynamic deformations of the structure of the machine tool and their effects on the accuracy of the workpiece. Chatter in machining.
The principles of static and continuous casting processes including sand, investment, die and various continuous casting techniques. Review of heat transter, fluid flow and solidification theory as It applies to casting. Gating, runner, sprue and riser design in static castings. Origin of various casting defects including hot tears, distortion, solidification shrinkage and residual stresses.
Features and advantages of the various welding processes. Welding arc characteristics. Temperature distributions around welds. Metallurgy of the weld metal and heat affected zone in various alloys, including carbon and stainless steels, and aluminum alloys. Origin of various weld defects and methods of detecting them. Static and dynamic design of welded joints. Residual stresses, distortion and fracture of welds.
This course examines various aspects of Geometric Modelling. It includes Theory of Solid Modelling, Parametric Design and Feature Based Design Methodology. Topics covered include: Decomposition Models, Constructive Solid Geometry, Half-Space Models and Boundary Models. Student projects provide hands-on experience in developing solid modelling techniques.
Robot Manipulators: Kinematics, . Dynamics, Control
This course is designed to provide a background in the area of industrial robotic manipulators. The kinematics, dynamics, control programming of robots is considered with emphasis on space and mechanical aspects of the topic.
Fundamentals, operation, and economic analysis of numerically-controlled machine tools. NC part programming: manual, APT and CAD/CAM methods. Postprocessors. Analysis of machine tool control. Hydraulic, DC, and stepper motor drive systems. Feedback devices: tachometers, encoders, resolvers, inductosyns. DDA integrators, hardware and software linear and circular interpolators. Control loops for point-to-point and contouring systems. Laboratory work provides hands-on experience on a modern numericallycontrolled machining centre.
Combustion thermodynamics; Introduction to chemical kinetics of combustion; Combustion properties of fuels; Flammability of combustible mixtures. Flame propagation mechanisms, premixed and diffusional; Stability of flames; Introduction to combustion aerodynamics, jet flames; Atomization; Droplet and spray combustion; Elementary ignition concepts and theory. Basic detonation theory.
Course Descriptions Mechanical Engineering
A course presenting the fundamental ideas involved in conventional finite element analysis in Mechanical Engineering. Domain discretization, interpolation and shape functions, element derivation and types, element stiffness or property equations, assembly procedure, boundary conditions, solution methods for the algebraic equation system, applications in heat transfer, fluid flow, and stress analysis. Student will, throughout the course, write and test their own finite element code through individual subroutine construction as the course progresses.
Properties of hydraulic fluids. Design and function of conventional hydraulic and pneumatic circuits. Characteristics of flow and pressure control valves. Speed control in fluid power circuits. Performance of pumps and fluid motors. Hydrostatic and hydrokinetic transmission systems. Principles of sealing, filtration and heat control in hydraulic circuits. Industrial applications of fluid power systems.
Classification of turbomachines, performance parameters and laws of modelling. Basic equation of flow in turbomachines, compressible flow. Energy transfer in radial and axial turbomachines, performance characteristics, losses and efficiencies. Blade and cascade design, 3-dimensional effects.
An introductory course in aerodynamics for engineers. Kinematics and dynamics of inviscid flow; airfoil dynamics including thin airfoil theory, finite wings, panel methods and airfoil parameters. Boundary layer theory and boundary layer control as applied in aerodynamics. Introduction to high speed aerodynamics. Introduction to dynamics of flight including stability and control.
Basic laws of compressible fluid flow. Wave propagation in compressible fluids, isentropic flow of a perfect gas, normal and oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer flow. Flow in ducts and over bodies, flow with friction (Fanno) and heat transfer (Rayleigh), imperfect gas effects, measurement of compressible flows, use of formulae, charts and tables, introduction to the method of characteristics.
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Special topics in advanced fluid mechanics which may include: potential flow, thin airfoil theory, viscous flow. Reynolds stress, intensity and scale of turbulence. The “law of the wall”, logarithmic velocity profile and velocity defect laws, effects of roughness. Pressure loss in pipes and conduits. Jets and wakes. Flow in diffusers and contractions, and experimental measurement techniques.
Basic acoustics. Legal aspects. Physiology of the ear. Signal analysis. Instruments and techniques. Noise reduction techniques, absorption, damping and barrier. Wave transmission and impedance. Handling industrial plant noise problems. Designing for minimum noise in engineering systems.
A study of the design aspects of fluid mechanics. Unsteady flow, pipe and duct systems, two and three dimensional flow techniques, practical calculation of boundary layers, separation, base pressures, jets, wakes and shear layers, diffusers and flow distribution devices, flow control, twophase flow, instrumentation, wind tunnel modelling, wind loading. The course will be oriented to practical design techniques for flow systems, reactors, air pollution control equipment, etc.
Nature and sources of air pollution, chemical and biological aspects, effects on health and environment. Physical aspects of the atmosphere, thermodynamics, vertical variation of wind and temperature, stability, convection, atmospheric turbulence, - diffusion equations, plumes, thermals, jets in stratified flow, radioactive plumes, particulate dispersion instrumentation (micrometeorological), air pollution contro! techniques and equipment monitoring instrumentation.
The science of friction, lubrication and wear. The topography and contact mechanics of real surfaces. The measurement of friction and wear. Friction and wear theories for elastic and plastic contact. Lubrication mechanisms; hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, elastohydrodynamic, boundary, extreme pressure, and solid film. Physical and chemical properties of lubricants. Bearings and their selection.
16:100 Course Descriptions Middle East Studies - Music Middle East Studies Music Undergraduate Officer Undergraduate Officer To be announced, HH 322A, ext. 2640 K. Hull, Conrad Grebel College, Room 257, 885-0220, ext. 244 Middle East Studies courses and approved courses are listed in Chapter 15. Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of MES 200 W 0.5 this section. Introduction to the Middle East
An interdisciplinary introduction to the Middle East, its geography, history, culture, religious and political diversity.
MES 300A-D Special Topics on the Middle East
MES 302A-D F,WS 0.5 Directed Studies on the Middle East This is an independent, directed studies project on a Middle East topic. Students select an appropriate advisor, agree on a topic, obtain approval trom the MES Director of the Option, and work with the advisor.
Prereq: MES 200, plus either two courses from the Middle East Content Courses or consent of the instructor
MES 350A-D Study-Travel Seminar In the Middle East
Fine and
Performing Arts
The University offers courses in: Dance see page 16:39
Drama see page 16:41 Fine Arts see page 16.65 Music see page 16:100
For program information, please see Chapter 8, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, and Chaper 9, Faculty of Arts
introductory Note
Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding how term courses with credit weights other than 0.5 are counted for degree credit in their program.