Courses
Mechanical Engineering
0517. Mechanics of Composite Materials (3 s.h.)
Introduction to the behavior of composite materials and their use in engineering structures: behavior and properties of the constituent fibers and matrices, micromechanical predictions of composite properties, anisotropic elasticity, behavior of composite laminae, classical lamination theory; fracture mechanisms, failure theories; behavior of composite plates and beams.
0525. Materials Processing and Manufacturing (3 s.h.)
Introduction to materials and processes. Processing of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Modeling and simulation of processes. Sensing and data acquisition. Intelligent processing. Advanced materials and processes. Concurrent engineering.
0598. Independent Study I (3 s.h.)
Special study in a particular aspect of Mechanical Engineering under the direct supervision of a graduate faculty member.
0599. Independent Study II (3 s.h.)
Special study in a particular aspect of Mechanical Engineering under the direct supervision of a graduate faculty member.
0620. Advanced Control of Manufacturing Processes (3 s.h.)
Review of control system principles, modeling and simulation, sensors and actuators, control of manufacturing prosses, discrete time control, PLCs, fuzzy logic control, neural network applications in control systems.
0630. Finite Element Analysis (3 s.h.)
Concepts and techniques of finite element and finite difference methods; mesh generation techniques; computer graphics presentation methods. Application to solids, liquids, and gases in the areas of stress, strain, deflection elasticity, heat transfer, fluid flow, and combustion.
0653. Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: MATH 251, ENGR 253.
Mechanics of blood circulation, fluid mechanics of the heart, blood flow in arteries, unsteady flow in veins, current concepts in circulatory assist devices, biofluidics, and other selected topics.
0660. Thermodynamic Properties (3 s.h.)
Review of quantum mechanics and introduction to statistical mechanics. Statistical thermodynamics and various models of matter. Accuracy and trends of the predicted properties of various materials.
0760. Advanced Heat Transfer (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: ENGR 601.
Survey of heat and mass transfer phenomena. Other topics include: advanced analytical methods in conduction, convection, radiation, and combined systems. Similarity and boundary layer concepts; numerical methods; heat transfer in manufacturing processes.
0790. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3 s.h.)
Selected advanced topics in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, materials, solid mechanics, dynamics and CAD/CAM.
0795. Research Project (3 s.h.)
A project assigned with the approval of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Committee and conducted under the supervision of a graduate faculty adviser. An oral presentation in an open seminar and a written report are required to complete the independent project. Projects related to industrial applications are encouraged. For non-thesis students only.
0796. Research I (1-6 s.h.)
Under the guidanceof a faculty member, the student will conduct an independent research on a selected topic in mechanical engineering. The research results will be presented in the form of a paper.
0797. Research II (1-6 s.h.)
Under the guidanceof a faculty member, the student will conduct an independent research on a selected topic in mechanical engineering. The research results will be presented in the form of a paper.
0798. Thesis I. (3 s.h.)
Formulation of the thesis topic. Literature review and research of the proposed topic. Oral presentation and written submission of thesis proposal.
0799. Thesis II. (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: ME 798.
Completion and oral presentation of thesis work. Submission of the written thesis. Oral presentation is required.