ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Study Materials
Anna University – ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Regulation 2021 Syllabus , Notes , Important Questions, Question Paper with Answers Previous Year Question Paper.
UNIT – I FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN DESIGN ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Syllabus
Introduction to the design process – factors influencing machine design, selection of materials based on
mechanical properties – Preferred numbers- Direct, Bending and torsional loading- Modes of failure – Factor
of safety – Combined loads – Principal stresses – Eccentric loading – curved beams – crane hook and ‘C’
frame- theories of failure – Design based on strength and stiffness – stress concentration – Fluctuating
stresses – Endurance limit –Design for finite and infinite life under variable loading – Exposure to standards.
UNIT – II DESIGN OF SHAFTS AND COUPLINGS ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Notes
Shafts and Axles – Design of solid and hollow shafts based on strength, rigidity and critical speed – Keys and
splines – Rigid and flexible couplings.
UNIT – III DESIGN OF TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT JOINTS ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Important Questions
Threaded fasteners – Bolted joints including eccentric loading, Knuckle joints, Cotter joints – Welded jointsButt, Fillet and parallel transverse fillet welds – welded joints subjected to bending, torsional and eccentric
loads, riveted joints for structures – theory of bonded joints.
UNIT – IV DESIGN OF ENERGY STORING ELEMENTS AND ENGINE COMPONENTS ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Question Bank
Types of springs, design of helical and concentric springs–surge in springs, Design of laminated springs –
rubber springs – Flywheels considering stresses in rims and arms for engines and punching machines– Solid
and Rimmed flywheels- connecting rods and crank shafts
UNIT – V DESIGN OF BEARINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS ELEMENTS ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Question Paper
Sliding contact and rolling contact bearings – Hydrodynamic journal bearings, Sommerfeld Number, Raimondi
& Boyd graphs, — Selection of Rolling Contact bearings –Design of Seals and Gaskets.
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TEXT BOOKS: ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Notes
1. Bhandari V B, “Design of Machine Elements”, 4th Edition , Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co, 2016
2. Joseph Shigley, Richard G. Budynas and J. Keith Nisbett “Mechanical Engineering Design”, 10th Edition,
Tata McGraw-Hill , 2015.
REFERENCES: ME3591 Design of Machine Elements Important Questions
1. Ansel C Ugural, “Mechanical Design – An Integral Approach”, 1st Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co,
2004.
2. Merhyle Franklin Spotts, Terry E. Shoup, and Lee EmreyHornberger, “Design of Machine Elements”
8th Edition, Printice Hall, 2004.
3. Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek, “Fundamentals of Machine component Design”,6th Edition,
Wiley, 2017.
4. Sundararajamoorthy T. V. and Shanmugam .N, “Machine Design”, Anuradha Publications, Chennai,
2003.
5. Design of Machine Elements | SI Edition | Eighth Edition | By Pearson by M. F. Spotts, Terry E. Shoup,
et al. | 25 March 2019
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