Project-based. Introduction to the engineering profession and design. Hands-on experiences that emphasize interdisciplinary teamwork, technical communications, and project design methodologies.
Introduction to the machine shop and fabrication lab environments; shop safety; proper use of essential shop tools; machining techniques. Prerequisite: ENGR 1020.
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Computer-aided analysis. Prerequisite: CEE 1100, MATH 2248.
Stress, strain, temperature relationships, torsion, bending stresses and deflections. Columns, joints, thin-walled cylinders. Combined stresses and Mohr's circle. Prerequisites: CEE 1100 with a grade of C- or better or CEE 1150 with a grade of C- or better. Cross-listed with: CEE 2100.
Principles of engineering thermodynamics; work, heat, and phase change; energy conservation in closed and open systems; thermodynamic cycles; entropy and the second law. Prerequisites: MATH 1248 or MATH 1242, PHYS 1500 or PHYS 1600, CHEM 1400.
Analysis of isentropic processes, gas, vapor and combined power cycles; refrigeration/heat pump cycles; relationships for ideal and real gases; gas mixtures and psychrometric applications. Prerequisite: ME 1210 with a C- minimum.
Introduction to computational engineering for data science and robotics in python. Prerequisite: CS 1210.
Introduction to finite element analysis, solid modeling, and stress-strain analysis with post-processing techniques. Prerequisite: CEE 1100. Co-requisite: ME 1140 or CEE 2100.
Experimentation, engineering measurements, and data analysis in solid mechanics. Instrumentation for dynamic measurements. Photoelasticity. Mechanical testing and heat treatments of engineering materials. Prerequisite: ME 1140. Pre/Co-requisite: ME 2110.
Engineering measurements, data analysis and theory of experimentation. Experiments with fluids and material testing machines and instrumentation for dynamic measurements. Prerequisites: ME 1120, ME 1140 or CEE 2100, ME 1210, MATH 3201. Co-requisite: ME 2230.
One- and two-dimensional steady and unsteady thermal conduction; natural and forced internal and external convection; thermal radiation; heat exchangers; boiling and condensation heat transfer; mass transfer; heat and mass transfer in the context of global citizenship. Prerequisite: ME 2230.
Mechanical fatigue criteria, fatigue analysis and design of springs, bolted/welded joints, gearing, shafts, bearings, power transmission. Computer-aided design and analysis. Prerequisite: Junior standing; ME 1140.
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Senior standing in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Honors studies leading to a thesis.
Project- based course focusing on the entire product life cycle. Team dynamics, process and product design, quality, materials, management, and environmentally-conscious manufacturing. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Cross-listed with: BUS 3360.
Covers the engineering fundamentals of different renewable energy technologies, including wind power, tidal power, solar power, biomass, hydropower, etc. Focus placed on the mathematical derivation and application of small scale vibration energy harvesting technologies. Prerequisite: ME 2230 or CEE 3600.
Product development, product design, concurrent engineering, rapid prototyping, semiconductor manufacturing, metal and plastic products manufacturing, EDM, ECM, laser, ultrasonic and high energy forming methods, biotechnology. Prerequisite: Junior standing in Mechanical Engineering.
A materials science and engineering approach is used to explore the structure-function relationships of natural and bio-inspired materials for various engineering applications. The emphasis is on mechanical design and function. The medical applications of biomaterials will be discussed. Prerequisite: ME 2110 or BME 3600. Cross-listed with: BME 3410.
Project-based. Computational methods for solving the Navier-Stokes equations and combined thermo-fluid flows; finite- differences and finite-volume techniques; use of standard commercial CFD software. Prerequisite: ME 2230 or equivalent.
Content is dictated by expanding professional interest in newly developing, or recently developed, technical areas in which there is particular need or opportunity. Prerequisite: Senior/Graduate standing.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Project-based course. Multidisciplinary teams apply their knowledge to design, analyze, build and test a functional prototype that meets client's requirements and solves their problems. Teams follow engineering design and project management processes such as periodic reports, presentations, meetings, reviews and demonstrations using standard industry tools. Prerequisite: ME 4010. Cross-listed with: EE 4200.
Tensors, conservation laws, field equations for solids and fluids.
General theorems of vorticity transport in fluids; methods for solution of vortex flows; application to wake vortices, turbulent wall-layer vortices, wing-tip vortices, intake vortices, vortex-structure interaction, vortex reconnection, vortex breakdown, tornadoes and hurricanes. Prerequisites: Content knowledge in fluid mechanics (such as ME 2230) is assumed.
Project-based. Computational methods using the finite element analysis (FEA) applied to linear elastic and non-linear problems in the mechanics of deformable solids and structures, contact mechanics, and fracture mechanics. Hands-on computational experience using a commercial FEA software. Prerequisites: ME 1140, MATH 2544, and MATH 3201, or equivalent.
Intended to provide advanced concepts in elasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue of natural and engineered materials. Special emphasis is placed on the mathematics and physics of deformation in crystalline solids. Topics include: isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, deformation mechanisms at atomic scale, dislocation theory, strengthening mechanisms, theory of plasticity and yield criteria, creep and fracture. Pre/Co-requisites: Graduate student standing in engineering or physical sciences; knowledge of linear algebra, matrix analysis, introductory materials science, and mechanics, such as ME 5160 Continuum Mechanics is assumed.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
Advanced topics in recently developed technical areas. Prerequisite: Three hours with Instructor permission.
Research for the Doctoral Dissertation.