Coursecode: mtp104

Coursename: Project 1-4 Construction & Production

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ECTS creditpoints: 4

Faculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Vink, ir. J.H.

Tel.:  015-27 85923

Catalog data:

CAD, Design, Stability, Strength, Construction, Production, Presentation

Course year:

BSc 1st year

Period:

2B

Hours per week:

17

Other hours:

Assessment:

project

Assessm.period:

4

(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: mt802, mt702, mt510, mk6010tu

Follow up: mt803, mt731

Detailed description of topics:

The concept of this project is to integrate as many as possible of the subjects dealt with in the first year’s curriculum.

The sub-tasks of this project are:

1.    Familiarization with CAD software package xEagle and exercises applied to the crane construction to be designed,

2.    Design, engineering, manufacturing and testing of a crane construction at model scale for lifting of heavy loads.

3.    Exercises as regards production and structural design & strength aspects,

4.    Presentation of project results.

Course material: Manual mtp104 “Lifting of Heavy Loads”

References from literature: none

Remarks (assesment, entry requirements, etc.): Presentation and discussion at end of project.

Learning goals:

Computer use: yes

Laboratory project(s): project

Design content:

Structural design of an object starting with a description of its task and additional specifications, consider alternative solutions and make a motivated choice between the alternatives based upon design calculations and production plus exploitation aspects

Percentage of design:  80 %