MEC-ENGR 5563      Construction Law
Broad concepts in law as related to business, industry, and the processes of design, procurement, construction, and the role of the design professional.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5565      Project Finance
This course introduces students to the financial concepts faced by engineers. Students will learn how to read and apply financial statements and how to use these same financial concepts in developing pro formas to evaluate and support major capital investments. The effect of time on the value of money, appropriate discount factors, and the internal rate of return are explored in the class. All students will be required to develop a comprehensive financial model to evaluate/justify a real world capital project.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5570      Experimental Design & Analysis
Presentation of concepts and methods of statistical analysis and the design of experiments. Concepts, techniques, interpretation, and use of results are stressed. Focus is on experimental strategy and objectives, and the application of the methods discussed, rather than the mechanics of derivation. Major sections include: a review of hypothesis testing and basic analysis of variance techniques; single factor experiments including 2k and 3k design, confounding, and Taguchi philosophy; nested and split plot designs; analysis of covariance and an introduction to response surface methods.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5586      Applied Finite Element Analysis
The study of advanced simulation techniques for the solution to engineering problems`. The use of Finite Element Method toward solving mechanical, structural, vibration and potential flow problems will be explored. The use of current commercial simulation tools will be used extensively. Prerequisites: ME 130, CE 275, Matrix Algebra
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5595      Microscale Heat Transfer
Review of existing models. Concept of thermal lagging and the second-law admissibility. Applications to low temperatures, thermal processing of thin-film devices; amorphous materials; advanced composites. Prerequisites: MEC-ENGR 399.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5599      Research
Independent investigation in field of mechanical engineering to be presented as a thesis.
Credits: 1,99 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5601      Doctoral Topics In Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5603      Directed Readings In Mechanical Engineering
Faculty supervised readings course. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Credits: 1,3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5610      Seminar
Review recent investigations, projects of major importance in mechanical engineering.
Credits: 1 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5616      Theory Of Plasticity
Plastic yield conditions and stress-strain relations. Behavior of elastic-perfectly plastic members. Plain strain in plastic members. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 621; and MEC-ENGR 622 or instructor's consent
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5618      Advanced Dynamics
Fundamental principles of advanced rigid body dynamics with applications. Special mathematical techniques including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5621      Continuum Mechanics
Introductory course in the mechanics of continuous media. Basic concepts of stress, strain, constitutive relationships; conservation laws are treated using Cartesian tensor notation. Examples from both solid and fluid mechanics investigated. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 351, MATH 345 and CIV-ENGR 276. Same as CIV-ENGR 621
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5622      Theory Of Elasticity
Stress and strain at a point. General equations of elasticity. Plane stress, plain strain problems; torsion of prismatic bars. Energy methods. Same as CIV-ENGR 622. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 621
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5623      Theory Of Plates And Shells
Bending of plates with various loading and boundary conditions. Deformations,stresses in thin shells. Same as CIV-ENGR 623. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 621
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5624      Theory Of Elastic Stability
Buckling of columns, beams,rings, curved bars, thin plates, shells. Same as CIV-ENGR 624. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 621
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5627      Dynamics Of Machinery
Dynamic balancing or rotating and reciprocating components of turbo-machinery and internal combustion engines. Gas torque analysis, vibration stress analysis and equivalent systems. Numerical and graphical techniques. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 484.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5630      Boundary Layer Theory
Fluid motion at high Reynolds Number. Derivation of Navier-Stokes equations and boundary layer equations. Methods of solution. Transition to turbulent flow. Completely developed turbulent flow. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 441.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5636      Heat Transfer-Convection
Principles of heat transfer by convection, review of boundary layer theory, laminar and turbulent heat transfer, temperature-dependent fluid properties, high velocity heat transfer and an introduction to mass transfer. Prerequisites: MEC-ENGR 399 and MEC-ENGR 630.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5637      Heat Transfer-Radiation
Advanced study of engineering radiation heat transfer. Concepts of electromagnetic theory. Development of thermal radiation laws from thermodynamic laws. Analysis of grey and non-grey systems with intervening gases. Study of recent literature. Prerequisites: MEC-ENGR 399.
Credits: 3 hours
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MEC-ENGR 5638      Introduction To Turbulence
Introduction to the physical phenomena of turbulence, supported by mathematical and statistical descriptions. Especially appropriate for engineers involved in research aspects of momentum, heat, and mass transport. Prerequisite: MEC-ENGR 441
Credits: 3 hours
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