Areas of Specialization

Design synthesis, fundamental principles of standard design elements, mechanical and fluid power elements, component specification and optimization.

Three lectures, one tutorial; first term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II of any Mechanical Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): MECHENG 2DA3

Design synthesis, fundamental principles of standard design elements, mechanical and fluid power elements, component specification and optimization.
Three lectures, one tutorial; second term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III of any Mechatronics Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): MECHENG 2D03

Principles of statics as applied to deformable solid bodies. Stress and strain, elastic behaviour of simple members under axial force, bending and torsion. Principle stresses; statical indeterminacy.

Three lectures, plus one unit comprising tutorials or lectures devoted to applications at the discretion of the instructor; first term
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 1D03 and registration in Level II of any Mechanical Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): CIVENG 2P04 , ENGINEER 2P04

Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Analysis of planar mechanisms. Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis methods. Motion with respect to a rotating frame reference. Work, energy and momentum principles.

Three lectures, plus one unit comprising of tutorials or lectures devoted to applications at the discretion of the instructor; first term
Prerequisite: Registration in Level II of any Mechanical Engineering
Antirequisite(s): CIV ENG 2A03, 2Q04, ENGINEER 2Q04, MECH ENG 2QA4, 2QR4

Singularity functions, generalized Hooke's law; shear stress, shear flow in beams; shear centre. Biaxial and unsymmetrical bending, analysis of indeterminate beams and frames using energy methods, impact loads. Buckling of compression members. Introduction to yield criteria.

Three lectures, one tutorial; second term
Prerequisite(s): ENGINEER 2P04 or MECHENG 2P04 and registration in any Mechanical Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): CIVENG 2C04

A general introduction, encompassing the wide field of activities from iron and steel making through casting, rolling, forging, to cold forming, metal cutting, welding, bonding, electrical machining, surface treatment, mechanical handling, assembly, cleaning, packaging.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in any Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering program, or, registration in Level III or IV of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.) program
Cross-list(s): MANTECH 3MF3
This course is administered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Fundamentals of metal removing processes, including mechanics and tribological aspects of material removal. Application of theory to the practice of machining processes such as turning, milling, drilling and grinding.

Three lectures; second term
Prerequisite(s): MECHENG 3C03 and registration in any Level IV or above of any Mechanical Engineering program

Transient and steady state vibration of single- and multi-degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations of single and multiple degree-of-freedom mechanical systems, transient response, damping and vibration isolation.

Three lectures; first term
Prerequisite(s): ENGINEER 2Q04 or MECHENG 2Q04 or 2QA4 and registration in any Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics program