GMC630Acoustics
3 credits
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to acoustics and noise. It constitutes a self-contained and practically useful body of knowledge in the field of acoustics. Important matters such as the measurement of sound and the effect of noise on people are considered. This course covers advanced topics too, such as: the three dimensional wave equation; solutions to the three dimensional wave equation; the monopole sound source; sound power; acoustic levels; energy density in a room; reverberation time; Statistical Absorption coefficient; steady state room acoustics; transmission loss; effective intensity in a diffuse field; composite transmission loss; noise levels outside enclosures; and the transmission loss characteristic.
GMC663Advanced Strength of Materials and Applied Elasticity
3 credits
The course covers the following topics: analysis of stress, strain and material properties, problems in elasticity, failure criteria, bending of beams, torsion of prismatic bars, numerical methods, application of energy methods, and plastic behavior of materials.
GMC642Composite Materials
2 credits
Analysis, design and applications of laminated and chopped fiber reinforced composites. Micro- and macro-mechanical analysis of elastic constants, failure and environmental degradation.
GMC546Continuum Mechanics
3 credits
Continuum mechanics carries out the principles that are mutual to both solid and fluid mechanics. This course provides advanced treatment of the fundamental, unifying concepts of the mechanics of continua in order to simplify further study in specialized fields such as aerodynamics, mechanics of viscous fluids, elasticity, plasticity, and continuum damage mechanics. The topics covered are devided into two parts. The first part will cover the advanced solid mechanics (in 25 lectures): stress and strains in 3-D – Cauchy formula, Principal Stress, hydrostatic stress, deviatoric stress, stress transformations, Mohr circle, octahedral shear stress, strain energy densities, theories of failure, beam on elastic foundations, bending of curved beams, and the theory of elasticity. The second part will cover the advanced topics in fluid dynamics (in 10 lectures): fundamental principles of conservation, Reynolds transport theorem, conservation of mass, conservation of linear momentum (Navier-Stokes equation), conservation of energy, general scalar transport equation, classification of partial differential equations and physical behavior, and approximate solutions of differential equations.
GMC616Design for Pressure Vessels, Piping and Pipeline
3 credits
In this course, students will study: methods for determining stresses; terminology and ligament efficiency; stresses in a circular ring, cylinder; dilation of pressure vessels; membrane stress; analysis of vessels; cylindrical, spherical and, conical heads; thermal stresses; discontinuity stresses in pressure vessels; design of tall cylindrical self-supporting process columns; supports for short vertical vessels; stress concentration at a variable thickness transition section in a cylindrical vessel, about a circular hole, elliptical openings; Theory of Reinforcement; pressure vessel design; piping loads; primary, secondary, sustained loads, occasional loads, static and dynamic loads; piping stresses (primary, secondary); stresses acting in a pipe due to internal pressure; stresses acting in a pipe due to pipe weight.
GMC640Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power
2 credits
This course examines the systems and the basic components that make up these systems, both hydraulic and pneumatic. Emphasis is placed on understanding the language and graphical symbols associated with fluid power and the performance characteristics of system components.
GMC540Internal Combustion Engines
3 credits
The design of the internal combustion engine is highly empirical science. This course is intended to demonstrate the application of engineering sciences applied to internal combustion engines, both spark-ignition and compression-ignition. Such applications include stoichiometry and thermochemistry of air-fuel mixtures, predictions of chemical equilibrium, heat transfer, fluid flow, and friction, lubrication processes relevant to ICE design, performance, efficiency, emissions, fuel requirements, air-pollution, fuel cost, and others.
GMC542Machinery Design
3 credits
This is an advanced course on modeling, design, integration and best practices for use of machine elements such as bearings, springs, gears, cams and mechanisms. Modeling and analysis of these elements is based upon extensive application of physics, mathematics and core mechanical engineering principles (solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, manufacturing, estimation, computer simulation, etc.).
GMC653Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue
3 credits
Students will learn about the principles of fracture mechanics, methods and practice used to safeguard structures against fracture and fatigue failures, and damage tolerance analysis of structures that are pertinent in the design of advanced structures such as aerospace and automobile structural components.
GMC622Steel Structures Design
3 credits | Pre-requisite: GMC 460 Or GMC 444
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the design philosophy, structural analysis and basis of codes of practice (i.e. IS, EN, AS and BS). They will examine the design of steel components, local buckling, cross-section classification, design of tension members, compression members, beams and beam-columns. Also covered will be the design of steel connections, general consideration of bolts and welds, analysis and design of connections. At the end of this course students will have sufficient knowledge about the behavior of steel structures and how to design structural steel members and connections.