1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

concepts of strength, toughness, and environmental
deterioration.
Recommended reading
Callister, W.D. Jr. Materials Science and Engineering. 3rd edn,
Wiley,1994
Ashby, M.F. and Jones, D.R.H. Engineering Materials vol. 1 and
2. Pergamon Press, London, 1986 and 1988
MM140 Energy Systems ?'I nrl 'q. tf,
10 credit points 4.5 hours per wekk average Hawthorn
Assessment: practical work and examination
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
Objectives
To develop:
a broad understanding of the principles of energy
conversion and transmission derived from as much
problem based learning as possible;
a clear understanding of the concepts of: heat, work,
power, conservation of mass, conservation of energy;
proficiency in conceptualising and solving problems;
an awareness of the environmental aspects of energy
systems.
Content
Thermodynamic properties, basic concepts and systems.
Forms of energy and energy storage covering areas of:
potential, kinetic, internal energy, enthalpy and energy
transfer including heat, mechanical, chemical, fluid. Energy
equations: non flow, steady flow, continuity, Bernoullis
equation. Perfect gas laws and polytropic processes.
Heat transfer: conduction and convection, combined
conduction and convection, radiation.
Power station plant: vapours, processes and cycles.
Machines: reciprocating engines (spark ignition,
compression ignition), turbines, levers, gears, pulleys and
belts, gearboxes, dynamometry. Torque power and
efficiency.
Power transmission: belts and elements.
Practical Experiments
Belt Friction. Astron Engine Test. Sundial. Steam Plant.
Recommended reading
Kinsky, R., Heat Enginea'ng: An Introduction to
Thermodynamics, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1989
8 Rogers, G.F.C. and Mayhew, Y.R., Thermodynamic and
Q Transport Properties of Fluids, 4th edn, Oxford, Basil Blackwell,
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7 credit points in semester 1 and 5 credit points in semester 2
3 hours per week (sem I), 2 hours (sem 2), Hawthorn
Instruction: lectures, tutorials, field excursions and laboratory
tests Assessment: examinations SO%, assessed work 20%
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Technology (Building
Surveying)
Content
This subject is intended to provide students with an
understanding of services such as water (domestic hot water
and cold), electrical, space heating, sewerage; as required in
domestic dwellings, together with the scientific basis of such
service systems including a knowledge of thermodynamics
and electricity.
Recommended reading
Pethebridge, K. and Neeson, I., Australian Electrical Wiring
Practice, 4th edn, Sydney, McGraw-Hill, 1992
Schuder, C.B. Energy Engineoing Fundamentals, New York, Van
Nostrand, Reinhold, 1983
Stein, B. et al. Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings,
7th edn, New York, Wiley, 1986
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MM180 Construction Materials ,'
3 hours per week Hawthorn Instruction: lectures,
tutorials, laborato ry work Assessment: examination SO%,
reports 20%
A second year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(Manufacturing) and (Mechanical)
Content
This subject is intended to give students an understanding of
the behaviour of building materials such as timbers, bricks
and blocks, cement and concrete, bituminous materials so
that they can determine whether traditional materials are
being used correctly and appraise new materials.
This subject also provides an introduction to other materials
used in buildings, and joining methods.
Recommended reading
Jastrzebski, Z.D., The Nature and Properties of Engineering
Materials, 3rd edn, N.Y., Wiley, 1987
Van Vlack, L.H., Materials for Engineering. Reading, Mass.,
Addison-Wesley, 1982
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? MM215 Machine Dynamics 1 ' ~$(~,4'71
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- 10 credit points 4 hoursper week Hawthorn Assessment:
examination and tests
A second year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(Manufacturing) and (h4echanical)
Objectives
To develop an understanding of and a functional familiarity
with the physical principles and mathematical instruments
that form the basis of the engineering analysis of the
dynamic behaviour of particles and rigid bodies in plane
motion.
Content
Kinematics of a particle
Rectilinear motion - review: plane motion, rectangular
coords, normal and tangential coords, polar coords.
Kinetics of a particle in plane motion
Kinetics of a particle in plane motion using F = ma, work
and energy, impulse and momentum.
Rigid body kinematics
relative velocity, instant centres, relative acceleration.
Analysis of mechanisms; degrees of freedom, four bar
chains, Grashof mechanisms.