ELEMENTS OF MECHNICAL

ENGINEERING
ME 110

by

Dr. Atul Singh Rajput

Assistant Professor
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
 Curriculum
Credits: (2-0-0) 2

Module 1
Mechanics
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering,
Forces in structures and machines,
Equilibrium of forces and moments,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response,
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive,
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains.
 Curriculum
Credits: (2-0-0) 2

Module 1 Module 2
Mechanics Thermal-Fluids Engineering
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Properties of fluids, Pressure and Buoyancy force, Laminar and Turbulent flow.
Forces in structures and machines, Heat Engines – classifications, IC engines – components – terminology,
Equilibrium of forces and moments, working of two and four stroke petrol and diesel engine with PV diagram,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response, comparison between petrol and diesel engines, two stroke and four stroke
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety. engines.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive, Turbines and pumps: Introduction to turbines and pumps, types of turbines
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains. and pumps, working principles.
 Curriculum
Credits: (2-0-0) 2

Module 1 Module 2
Mechanics Thermal-Fluids Engineering
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Properties of fluids, Pressure and Buoyancy force, Laminar and Turbulent flow.
Forces in structures and machines, Heat Engines – classifications, IC engines – components – terminology,
Equilibrium of forces and moments, working of two and four stroke petrol and diesel engine with PV diagram,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response, comparison between petrol and diesel engines, two stroke and four stroke
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety. engines.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive, Turbines and pumps: Introduction to turbines and pumps, types of turbines
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains. and pumps, working principles.

Module 3
Manufacturing Processes
Casting – Types and methods, steps in making sand castings, cope and drag, gating system, patterns,
core making, casting defects, advantages, and disadvantages of casting.
Welding, brazing and soldering.
Introduction to machine tool: functions of different parts of lathe, lathe operations: turning, taper
turning, boring, thread cutting, knurling and facing; drilling machine and operations.
 Evaluation Plan

Internal Assessment: (30%) – [Quiz/Assignment]

Mid Semester Exam: (20%)
End Semester Exam: (50%)

Reference Books:
• Elements of Mechanical Engineering – K.R. Gopalkrishna.

• An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering – J. Wickert.

• Elements of Mechanical Engineering – Roy and Choudhary.

• Elements of Mechanical Engineering – A.A. Kale and Karad.

• Elements of Mechanical Engineering – V.K. Manglik.

• Basic and Applied Thermodynamics – P.K. Nag.

 Curriculum
Credits: (2-0-0) 2

Module 1
Mechanics
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering,
Forces in structures and machines,
Equilibrium of forces and moments,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response,
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive,
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains.
 Module 1
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

Engineering (Derived from Latin word)

Ingeniare (meaning to design or to devise)

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, and mathematics to solve technical problems,
increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems. Modern engineering comprises many subfields
which include designing and improving infrastructure, machinery, vehicles, electronics, materials,
and energy systems.
 Module 1
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is
an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science,
to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems. It is one of the oldest and broadest of
the engineering branches.
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Automobile
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Power generation
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Computer Aided Engineering
 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Hierarchy of topics and courses

Mechanical
engineering

Innovation Engineering sciences

and design and analysis

Design Contemporary Professional Manufacturing Mechanical Thermal-fluids

process issues practice sciences systems engineering

Global Social Machine Statics Materials Motion and

components and forces and stresses dynamics
Economic Environmental

System Decision Fluid Energy Heat

Innovation
requirements making mechanics systems transfer

Technical Communication Cyber and digital

problem-solving skills engineering tools
 Curriculum

Module 1
Mechanics
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering,
Forces in structures and machines,
Equilibrium of forces and moments,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response,
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive,
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains.
 Forces in structures and machines

Mechanical
engineering

Innovation Engineering sciences

and design and analysis

Design Contemporary Professional Manufacturing Mechanical Thermal-fluids

process issues practice sciences systems engineering

Global Social Machine Statics Materials Motion and

components and forces and stresses dynamics
Economic Environmental

System Decision Fluid Energy Heat

Innovation
requirements making mechanics systems transfer

Technical Communication Cyber and digital

problem-solving skills engineering tools
 Forces in structures and machines
A force is an influence that can cause an object to change its velocity unless counterbalanced by other forces. The
concept of force makes the everyday notion of pushing or pulling mathematically precise. Because
the magnitude and direction of a force are both important, force is a vector quantity. The SI unit of force is
the newton (N), and force is often represented by the symbol F.
Forces in structures and machines
 Forces in structures and machines
Forces

Force Resultant

Vector Polygon Method Vector Algebra Method

F = Fxi + Fyj

Fx = F cos θ
(polar to rectangular)
Fy = F sin θ
 Forces in structures and machines
Moment of a force

Moment of force is defined to be the turning ability of force. It is a force that rotates the body
or the object on a particular axis, end or point.

M=r×F
Forces in structures and machines
Moment of a force
 Forces in structures and machines
Equilibrium of forces and moments

Dynamic Equilibrium
Static Equilibrium
Forces in structures and machines
Equilibrium of forces and moments

Moment Balance
Force Balance
Forces in structures and machines
Free Body Diagram
Forces in structures and machines
Example

A technician applies the 70-N gripping force to the handles of the

wire cutters. What are the magnitudes of the cutting force on the
electrical wire at A and the force carried by the hinge pin at B?
 Curriculum

Module 1
Mechanics
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering,
Forces in structures and machines,
Equilibrium of forces and moments,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response,
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive,
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains.
 Materials and Stresses

Mechanical
engineering

Innovation Engineering sciences

and design and analysis

Design Contemporary Professional Manufacturing Mechanical Thermal-fluids

process issues practice sciences systems engineering

Global Social Machine Statics Materials Motion and

components and forces and stresses dynamics
Economic Environmental

System Decision Fluid Energy Heat

Innovation
requirements making mechanics systems transfer

Technical Communication Cyber and digital

problem-solving skills engineering tools
Materials and Stresses
Tension
Materials and Stresses
Tensile stress
Materials and Stresses
Compression
Materials and Stresses
Compression
 Materials and Stresses
Example
The U-bolt is used to attach the body (formed with I-beam construction) of a commercial moving van to its chassis
(formed from hollow box channel).The U-bolt is made from a 10-mm-diameter rod, and the nuts on it are tightened until
the tension in each straight section of the U-bolt is 4 kN. (a) Show how forces are transferred through this assembly by
drawing free body diagrams of the U-bolt and its nuts, the body and chassis stack, and the clamping plate. (b) In the units
of MPa, calculate the tensile stress in a straight section of the U-bolt.
Materials and Stresses
Material Response
 Materials and Stresses
Material Response

The power of any spring is in the same proportion with the tension
thereof; that is, if one power stretch or bend it one space, two will bend
it two, and three will bend it three, and so forward.

A law stating that the strain in a solid is proportional to the applied

stress within the elastic limit of that solid.

Robert Hooke (1678)

Materials and Stresses
Material Response
Materials and Stresses
Material Response
 Materials and Stresses
Example

For the 10-mm-diameter steel U-bolt in Example 5.2, determine the (a) strain, (b) change in length, and (c) change in
diameter of the bolt’s 325-mm-long straight section. Use the rule-of-thumb value E = 210 GPa for the elastic modulus,
and take the Poisson’s ratio as ν = 0.3.
Materials and Stresses
Shear
Materials and Stresses
Shear

In Example 4.6, we found that the wire cutter’s hinge pin B must support a
385-N force when the handles are pressed together. If the diameter of the
hinge pin is 8 mm, determine the pin’s shear stress in the SI dimensions of
MPa.
Materials and Stresses
Example

In Example 4.6, we found that the wire cutter’s hinge pin B must support a
385-N force when the handles are pressed together. If the diameter of the
hinge pin is 8 mm, determine the pin’s shear stress in the SI dimensions of
MPa.
 Materials and Stresses
Materials

Metal Non-metal
 Materials and Stresses
Factor of safety

The factor of safety is defined as the ratio of the stress at failure to the stress during ordinary use.
 Curriculum

Module 1
Mechanics
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering,
Forces in structures and machines,
Equilibrium of forces and moments,
Materials and Stresses, Material Response,
Engineering Materials, Factor of Safety.
Introduction to different drives, belt drive,
chain drive, gear drive, gear trains.
 Introduction to different drives

Mechanical
engineering

Innovation Engineering sciences

and design and analysis

Design Contemporary Professional Manufacturing Mechanical Thermal-fluids

process issues practice sciences systems engineering

Global Social Machine Statics Materials Motion and

components and forces and stresses dynamics
Economic Environmental

System Decision Fluid Energy Heat

Innovation
requirements making mechanics systems transfer

Technical Communication Cyber and digital

problem-solving skills engineering tools
Motion and Power Transmission
Various drives
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Atul Singh Rajput

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