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Fundamentals of engineering and engineering technology

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Course Unit Code632-0001/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
WEI08Ing. Michal Weisz, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject aims to master the reading of information from technical documentation and to understand the technological processes required in the production of engineering components. Students will be introduced to the methods of dimensioning and tolerating engineering components and the standardization of basic engineering components. Furthermore, the subject presents a general overview of the available technologies of chip machining, welding, finishing and surface treatment of machine components. An integral part is also a basic overview of the field of strength control of selected types of machine nodes and components.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Acording to the purpouse of the course, students will get to know the basic rules of creating technical documentation in engineering. Furthermore, within the subject, students will learn about the basics of the field of engineering technology in the areas of preparation and production of semi-finished products and their transformation into a finished product. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following technological branches: Basic concepts of chip machining, terminology, principles of basic machining methods. Theoretical and practical familiarization with production techniques and technological possibilities in the scope of turning, milling, drilling (roughing, reaming, countersinking), boring and grinding. Then welding with flame and electric arc, pressure methods. Weldability of steels. Basic methods of surface treatments. An integral part of the course will be familiarization with the basic procedures for the design of a machine structure, its analysis from the point of view of voltage behavior, identification of critical points, voltage control of basic structural nodes and elements, determination of the technological production process.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to the subject, Standardization of technical documentation. Technical drawings (types, scales, formats, types of lines, composition of drawings). Fundamentals of technical imaging. Rectangular projection. Display and dimensioning of basic geometric shapes.

2. Display and dimensioning of standardized elements. Prescribing the texture (roughness) of the surface on the drawing. Marking of profiles and bars. Display and dimensioning of threads, screws, nuts.

3. Accuracy and tolerance of dimensions, nominal dimension, upper limit dimension, lower limit dimension, tolerance, interpretation of limit dimensions. Calculation of tolerances for individual degrees of accuracy.

4. Display and dimensioning of more complex components, groups and assemblies. Modern methoods of creating technical documentation, progressive tools for product design.

5. Chip machining, basic terms of the machining process. Technological conditions of the machining process, machining of rotary surfaces - turning, machining of flat surfaces - milling.

6. Machining holes - drilling and reaming, drawing, dividing material, surface finishing technology - grinding, honing, lapping and polishing.

7. Surface treatments - meaning and division of surface treatments, basic technology of surface treatments.

8. Welding - methods of welding, characteristics of individual methods of welding, pressure welding, fusion welding, welding in protective atmospheres, welding technology.

9. Procedure for designing a welded structure, advantages and area of application. Basic types of weld joints, inspection of welds, weld defectoscopy.

10. Introduction to technical mechanics, force analysis of the system, basic stress tips and their classification. Procedure for determining limit values when loading machine components.

11. Design and calculation of selected types of standardized machine components, strength control, determination of service life estimate.

12. General procedure for component design, selection of appropriate production technologies, compilation of a technological production process for different input conditions.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
WICKERT, Jonathan A. a Kemper E. LEWIS. An introduction to mechanical engineering. Enhanced fourth edition. Boston: Cengage, [2021]. ISBN 978-0-357-38230-1.

UGURAL, A. C. Mechanical engineering design. Third edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]. ISBN 978-0-367-51347-4.

BUDYNAS, Richard Gordon a J. Keith NISBETT. Shigley's mechanical engineering design. 8th ed. in SI Units. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2008. McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering. ISBN 978-007-125763-3.
LEINVEBER, Jan a Pavel VÁVRA. Strojnické tabulky: pomocná učebnice pro školy technického zaměření. 1. vyd. Úvaly: Albra, 2003, xv, 865 s. ISBN 80-86490-74-2.

BOHÁČEK, František. Základy strojnictví. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989. ISBN 80-03-00083-1.

VAŠICA, Karel a Svatopluk SRP. Základy strojírenské technologie. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1987.

UGURAL, A. C. Mechanical engineering design. Third edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]. ISBN 978-0-367-51347-4.
Recommended Reading:
ATKINS, Anthony G. a M. P. ESCUDIER. A dictionary of mechanical engineering. 1th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Oxford paperback reference. ISBN 978-0-19-958743-8.
https://e-konstrukter.cz/technicke-vypocty
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51