ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 92 Hours of tutorials: 9 Expository Class: 27 Interactive Classroom: 22 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
The aim of this course is to provide the students knowledge about the basics of machines and mechanisms, familiarizing them with the tools for the design and dimensioning of its parts, applying the principles and own calculations of the resistance of materials. In short, it must achieve to train students to perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and machines and to design and draft the different structural systems from the analysis of the mechanical properties of materials.
The contents of this subject according to the report of the degree are: Knowledge of the principles of theory of machines and mechanisms. Knowledge and use of the principles of resistance of materials. Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering. Calculating structures and pressure vessels.
Therefore, the course is structured in three parts:
SECTION I. Fundamentals of Machines
Chapter 1. Introduction to theory of machines.
Chapter 2. Kinematic analysis of mechanisms and machines.
Chapter 3. Dynamic analysis of mechanisms and machines.
Chapter 4. Machine elements: cams, gears, transmissions and screw mechanisms.
SECTION II. Strength of Materials
Chapter 5. Introduction
Chapter 6. Traction and Compression. Analysis of stresses and deformations. Stresses in thin walled tanks.
Chapter 7. Flexion. Analysis of stresses and deformations.
Chapter 8. Buckling. Combined flexion. Bar shear and torsion.
Chapter 9. Actions in buildings. Calculation of structures.
SECTION III. Practices
Practices of Fundamental of machines
Practices of Strength of Materials
Basic bibliography
SECTION I. Fundamentals of Machines
SIMÓN, A., BATALLER, A., CABRERA, J.A., EZQUERRO, F., GUERRA, A.J., NADAL, F. y ORTIZ, A. Fundamentos de Teoría de Máquinas, 4ª Ed., Bellisco Ediciones Técnicas y Científicas, Madrid, 2014. ISBN 9788492970643
SECTION II. Strength of Materials
GERE, J.M. Timoshenko. Resistencia de materiales, Paraninfo, S. A. Madrid, 2009. ISBN 978849732065.
Complementary bibliography
SECTION I. Fundamentals of Machines
MYSZKA, D. H. Máquinas y mecanismos. 4ª ed. Pearson, México, 2012. ISBN 978-607-32-1215-1
SHIGLEY, J.E. y UICKER, J.J. Teoría de Máquinas y Mecanismos, McGraw-Hill, México, 1998. ISBN 968-451-297-X
SECTION II. Strength of Materials
Normativas. CTE-Código Técnico de la edificación. Seguridad estructural
ARGÜELLES, R. y ARGÜELLES, R. Análisis de estructuras: Teoría, Problemas y Programas, Fundación Conde del Valle de Salazar, Madrid, 1996. ISBN 84-86793-37-8.
ORTIZ BERROCAL, L. Resistencia de materiales, McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 2007. ISBN 9788448156336.
The skills to be developed during the course are:
General
CG.6. Capacity to manage specifications, regulations and mandatory standards.
CG.11. Knowledge, understanding and ability to implement the necessary legislation in the exercise of the profession of Industrial Engineer.
Specific
CI.7. Knowledge of the principles of theory of machines and mechanisms.
CI.8. Knowledge and use of the principles of resistance of materials.
Cross-curricular
CT.4. Skills for the use and development of IT applications.
CT.6. Troubleshooting.
CT.8. Teamwork.
Lectures and Seminars:
Continuous assessment of the subject will be carried out in face-to-face lectures and seminars. Active student participation will be encouraged, both during lectures and interactive sessions. Class attendance is not mandatory. Lectures will combine lecture-style teaching to present the content with practical exercises that illustrate the theoretical content. Interactive classes or seminars will focus on the presentation and resolution of practical cases to emphasize and complement the content covered in lectures. In addition, four continuous assessment activities will be carried out during the seminar classes, consisting of the completion and submission of practical cases:
Week 3: Practical case on kinematic analysis (Section I)
Week 10: Practical case on tensile strength (Section II)
Week 14: Practical case on beam analysis (Section II)
Practical sessions:
Practical sessions are mandatory. Attendance at the practical sessions is mandatory, as established in the regulations of the University of Santiago de Compostela, and any absences must be justified as stipulated therein. During the practical sessions in the computer lab, specific software (WinMecC, MDSolids, for example) will be used, and other mathematical tools such as Excel spreadsheets may also be required. These will be used to perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and structural calculations. The practical activities are:
Section I (weeks 9 and 10, depending on the center's schedule): Examples of kinematic and dynamic analysis solved with WinMecC must be submitted during both practical sessions.
Section II (weeks 11, 12, and 13, depending on the center's schedule): Strength of materials problems solved with MDSolids must be submitted during the last practical session.
Group tutorial:
Group tutorial is mandatory. It will consist of two team projects, one from the Fundamentals of Machines section and one from the Strength of Materials section. These projects will be presented, preferably during weeks 7 (Section I) and 14 (Section II).
Learning Management System (Moodle) will be used for the distribution of the course materials and other complementary materials to expand the topics covered in the class and encourage student self-study, as well as spreadsheets (Excel) to solve some of the problems of the problem collections. Also, it will be used as a communication tool between student and teacher.
The competences are considered in the teaching methodology in the following way:
CG.6 Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials
CG.11 Lectures and Tutorials
CI.7 Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, and Practices
CI.8 Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials and Practices
CT.4 Practices
CT.6 Seminars, Tutorials, Practices
CT.8 Seminars, Tutorials (Section II), Practices
The evaluation will consist of the sum of the following ratings:
a. Exam: 60% (30% Section I and 30% Section II). Mandatory
b. Practices (Section III): 15%. Mandatory.
c. Continuous assessment: 20% (10% Section I and 10% Section II).
d. Tutorials: 5%. Mandatory
Practices and group tutorial are mandatory and will be evaluated as indicated in the methodology section. Continuous assessment is not mandatory and will be conducted based on the progress of in-person classes.
For sections b., C. and d. are taken into account in the final score, it will be necessary to achieve a minimum of 35% in each of the exam sections.
Prior to taking the final exam, students will know the marks obtained in paragraphs b., c. and d. It will be considered NOT PRESENTED in both Opportunities, the student who has not done any of the 3 mandatory items (practices, group tutorials and exam).
Failure to pass the subject at the First Opportunity, the student will be assessed again at the Second Opportunity of paragraph a. (exam).
Activities and competences Assessment:
Competence Activities Assessment
CG.6 Exam*, Activities and Group tutorials-*
CG.11 Exam*
CI.7 Exam*, Activities Section I, Tutorials Section I* and Practical Section III*
CI.8 Exam*, Activities Section II, Tutorials Section II* and Practical Section III*
CT.4 Practical Section III*
CT.6 Exam*, Activities of both Sections, Practical Section III*
CT.8 Sections I and II seminars, Practical Section III*
* Mandatory
The subject has a workload of 6 ECTS; 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 25 hours of total work. The following table shows an approximate breakdown of these hours of work:
Activity Face-to-face hours Factor Personal work TOTAL
Lectures 27.0 1.2 34.0 61
Seminar 12.0 1.5 18.0 30
Computer lab 10.0 0.7 7.0 17
Group tutorials 2.0 4.0 8.0 10
Individual tutorials 2.0 1.5 3.0 5
Exam and revision 5.0 4.4 22.0 27
TOTAL 58 - 92 150
The face to face hours indicate the number of hours in the class for the various activities undertaken (theory, problems, class work and exam), the factor indicates the estimate of hours the student has to spend per hour of activity, the personal work is the computation of the factor and face to face hours product, and the total is the total workload involved in each activity.
It's recommended that students have already coursed Mathematics, Physics, Computing, Graphic Expression and Materials Science subjects. Class attendance and the use of Learning Management System (Moodle) in accordance with the instructions outlined above are recommended.
The subject will be taught in spanish and/or galician, although English information sources will be handled.
Maria Sonia Freire Leira
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816758
- mariasonia.freire [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Maria Angeles Val Del Rio
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- mangeles.val [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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