Mechanical Engineering
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Mechanical Engineering Stream Combined Degrees |
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| To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering Honours component in the combined degree, students must complete the following: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points from the Engineering Core Table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of Engineering Foundation units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Project units | |||
| (iii) The requirements of the Professional Engagement Program | |||
| (b) 102 credit points from the Mechanical Engineering Stream table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 96 credit points of Stream Core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of Stream Elective units | |||
Stream Core units |
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| AMME1362 Materials 1 |
6 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N CIVL2110 or CIVL1110 or AMME2302 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME1802 Engineering Mechanics |
6 | N CIVL1802 or ENGG1802 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2000 Engineering Analysis |
6 | P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1110 or INFO1910 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2261 Fluid Mechanics 1 |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) N AMME2200 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2262 Thermal Engineering 1 |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) N AMME2200 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2301 Mechanics of Solids |
6 | P (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) N CIVL2201 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics |
6 | A Familiarity with the MATLAB programming environment P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2700 Instrumentation |
6 | A Programming skills, 1st year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Engineering concepts P AERO1560 or MECH1560 or MTRX1701 or ENGG1800 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME3500 System Dynamics and Control |
6 | P AMME2500 |
Semester 1 |
| MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1 |
6 | A (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802); HSC Maths and Physics N BMET2400 |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3260 Thermal Engineering 2 |
6 | A Fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics are needed to begin this more advanced course P AMME2200 or AMME2262 |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3261 Fluid Mechanics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262) |
Semester 1 |
| MECH3361 Mechanics of Solids 2 |
6 | P AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or AMME2302 or CIVL2110 or CIVL1110) |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3362 Materials 2 |
6 | A (1) A good understanding of basic knowledge and principles of material science and engineering from Materials I and mechanics of solids for simple structural elements (in tension, bending, torsion); (2) Reasonable mathematical skills in calculation of stresses and strains in simple structural elements P AMME2301 and (AMME2302 or AMME1362 or CIVL2110 or CIVL1110) |
Semester 1 |
| MECH3460 Mechanical Design 2 |
6 | A Properties of engineering materials including fatigue failure theories. Statics and dynamics properties of machines P MECH2400 and AMME2301 |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3660 Manufacturing Engineering |
6 | P MECH2400 or ENGG1960 or AMME1960 or BMET1960 or MECH1560 or ENGG1800 |
Semester 1 |
| Students in a combined degree with Bachelor of Science may substitute AMME2000 with MATH2021 Vector Calculus and Differential Equations. | |||
Stream Elective units |
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| AERO5750 Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems |
6 | A AERO1560, AERO1400, AMME2700, AERO3460, AERO3560, AERO3260, AERO3261 and AERO4460 P (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360) and (AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME3060 Engineering Methods |
6 | P AMME2000 or MATH2067 or (MATH2061 and MATH2065) or MATH2021 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME4401 Industrial and Product Design Engineering |
6 | A Engineering design and fundamental knowledge from previous years engineering study P MECH3460 or MTRX3700 or AERO3460 or BMET3921 N AMME9401 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5060 Advanced Computational Engineering |
6 | A Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, Taylor series, the finite difference and finite element methods, numerical stability, accuracy, direct and iterative linear solvers and be able to write Matlab Scripts to solve problems using these methods P UG students are required to complete AMME3060 before enrolling in this unit Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5101 Energy and the Environment |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer P MECH3260 or MECH9260 or MECH8260 or AERO3261 or AERO9261 or AERO8261 N AMME8101 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5105 Risk Management Analysis |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5202 Computational Fluid Dynamics |
6 | A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills P [(MECH3261 and AMME2000) or (AERO3260 and AMME2000)] or ENGG5202 or MECH8261 N AMME8202 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5271 Computational Nanotechnology |
6 | A Understanding of basic principles of Newtonian mechanics, physics and chemistry, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5292 Advanced Fluid Dynamics |
6 | A MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5310 Engineering Tribology |
6 | A (AMME1362 or AMME2302 OR AMME9302) AND (AMME2301 OR AMME9301) AND (MECH3261 OR MECH9261 or MECH8261) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics |
6 | P (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME2200 or AMME2261 or AMME9261) and (AMME2500 or AMME9500) N AMME8510 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5520 Advanced Control and Optimisation |
6 | A Strong understanding of feedback control systems, specifically in the area of system modelling and control design in the frequency domain P AMME3500 or AMME9501 or AMME8501 N AMME8520 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5902 Computer Aided Manufacturing |
6 | A (MECH2400 or MECH9400) and (MECH3660 or MECH8660 or MECH9660) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5912 Crash Analysis and Design |
6 | A (MECH2400 or MECH9400) and (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and MECH3460 and MECH3361. Computer Aided Drafting, Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECH2401 Human-Centred Engineering Design |
6 | A MECH1560 and MECH1400 |
Semester 2 |
| MECH4460 Mechanical Design 3 |
6 | A (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and AMME2301 and AMME2500 and MECH3361 P MECH2400 and MECH3460 N MECH5416 |
Semester 1 |
| MECH4660 Engineering Management |
6 | N MECH3661 or AERO3660 or MECH2660 or MECH4601 |
Semester 1 |
| MECH5255 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer P MECH3260 or MECH9260 or MECH8260 N MECH4255 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MECH5265 Combustion |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer P (MECH3260 and MECH3261) or MECH9260 or MECH8260 N MECH4265 or MECH8265 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MECH5275 Renewable Energy |
6 | A The student will need a sound background in advanced level fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. In particular, students should be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform first and second law thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems, including chemically reacting systems; and perform advanced level calculations of conductive and convective and radiative heat transfer, including radiative spectral analysis P (MECH3260 and MECH3261) or (AERO3260 and AERO3261) or (MECH9260 and MECH9261) or (MECH8260 and MECH8261) or (AERO9260 and AERO9261) or (AERO8260 and AERO8261). Students claiming to have prerequisite knowledge based on study at other institutions must contact the unit of study coordinator before enrolling in this unit and may be required to sit a pre-exam to demonstrate that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake this advanced level unit Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MECH5304 Materials Failure |
6 | A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics P (MECH9361 or MECH3361 or MECH8361) and (MECH9362 or MECH8362 or MECH3362) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MECH5305 Smart Materials |
6 | A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics P (AMME9301 or AMME2301) and (AMME9302 or AMME2302 or AMME1362) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials |
6 | P MECH3362 or MECH9362 or MECH8362 N MECH4310 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECH5311 Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials |
6 | A AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302 or CIVL2110 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |