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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
HANDBOOK
Degree Programmes
Part Two of Two
(Module and Course Structure)
2014/15
DISCLAIMER
The College has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that the
information contained within this publication is accurate and up-to-date
when published but can accept no responsibility for any errors or
omissions.
The College reserves the right to revise, alter or discontinue degree
programmes or modules and to amend regulations and procedures at
any time, but every effort will be made to notify interested parties.
It should be noted that not every module listed in this handbook may be
available every year, and changes may be made to the details of the
modules.
You are advised to contact the College directly if you require further
information.
SEMESTER 1
22 September 2014 23 January 2015
SEMESTER 2
26 January 2015 12 June 2015
Dear Student
Welcome to Mechanical Engineering at Swansea University. We are delighted that you have chosen
Swansea as the starting point for your future career. We will endeavour to play our part in ensuring that
your student experience forms some of the best years of your life. We will be working closely with you
over the next few years and encourage you to engage with us so that your study can be both enjoyable
and rewarding. We are here for academic and personal guidance, if you have any problems or issues
please contact either your Personal Tutor, the Year co-ordinator or the Administrative Officer in the first
instance.
Enjoy your year and study hard, we look forward to working with you.
The Mechanical Engineering Team at Swansea University
Key Contact Information for Mechanical Engineering Students
Position
Engineering Reception (Faraday
Foyer)
Name
Clare/Sue
Contact
Engineeringreception@swansea.ac.uk
Tel: 01792 295514
Administration Officer
Jaynie Lewis
j.t.lewis@swansea.ac.uk
Tel: 01792 606679
Year Co-ordinator
Professor DT Gethin
d.t.gethin@swansea.ac.uk
Porfolio Director
Dr Ian Masters
I.masters@swansea.ac.uk
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1 Modules
EG-323
Finite Element Method
10 Credits
Professor P Nithiarasu
CORE
EG-360
Dynamics 2
10 Credits
Professor MI Friswell
CORE
Semester 2 Modules
EG-243
Control Systems
10 Credits
Dr JSD Mason
CORE
EG-362
Fluid Mechanics 3
10 Credits
Professor DT Gethin/Dr RS Ransing
CORE
EG-386
EG-365
Engineering Management
Manufacturing Optimisation
10 Credits
10 Credits
Dr M Evans/Dr CWH Dunnill/Mr TJ Fasham/Professor MJ
Professor TC Claypole/Professor DT Gethin
Mcnamee/...
CORE
CORE
EGA334
EGA324
Mechanical Engineering Design 3
Mechanical Engineering Practice
20 Credits
10 Credits
Dr A Rees/Dr I Masters
Dr NPN Lavery/Dr L Li
CORE
CORE
Research Project
EG-353
Research Project
30 Credits
Dr CP Jobling
CORE
Total 120 Credits
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1 Modules
EG-323
Finite Element Method
10 Credits
Professor P Nithiarasu
Semester 2 Modules
EG-243
Control Systems
10 Credits
Dr JSD Mason
EG-360
Dynamics 2
10 Credits
Professor MI Friswell
EG-362
Fluid Mechanics 3
10 Credits
Professor DT Gethin/Dr RS Ransing
EG-365
Manufacturing Optimisation
10 Credits
Professor TC Claypole/Professor DT Gethin
EG-386
Engineering Management
10 Credits
Dr M Evans/Dr CWH Dunnill/Mr TJ Fasham/Professor MJ
Mcnamee/...
EGA334
Mechanical Engineering Design 3
20 Credits
Dr A Rees/Dr I Masters
EGA324
Mechanical Engineering Practice
10 Credits
Dr NPN Lavery/Dr L Li
Research Project
EG-353
Research Project
30 Credits
Dr CP Jobling
CORE
Total 120 Credits
Additional Notes:
AVAILABLE TO Visiting and Exchange Students
Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module, you should be able to demonstrate:
A knowledge and understanding of:
(i) Fundamentals of the finite element method as an approximation method for analysis of a variety of engineering
problems. (ii) Differences between mathematical (conceptual) and computer models.
An ability to (thinking skills):
(i) Distinguish between strong and weak form of the engineering problem at hand. (ii) Understand levels of
approximation inherent in computer modelling approaches to the solution of engineering problems.
An ability to (practical skills):
(i) Develop finite element formulation for analysis of a variety of engineering problems including: (a) elastostatics of
1-D bars and cables (b) heat conduction, potential flow, porous media flow, torsion (c) plane strain and plane stress
problems. (d) transient problems.
(ii) Use finite element method to solve engineering problems (a)-(d).
(iii) Use a computer to model and analyse engineering problems (a)-(d).
Reading List: Fish, Jacob, A first course in finite elements [print and electronic book] / Jacob Fish, Ted Belytschko,
John Wiley, c2007.ISBN: 9780470035801
Lewis, R. W, Fundamentals of the finite element method for heat and fluid flow [print and electronic book] / Roland
W. Lewis, Perumal Nithiarasu, Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu, Wiley, 2004.ISBN: 9780470847893
Chandrupatla, Tirupathi R, Introduction to finite elements in engineering / Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla, Ashok D.
Belegundu, Pearson Education, 2012.ISBN: 9780273763680
Concepts and applications of finite element analysis / Robert D. Cook ... [et al.], Wiley, 2001.ISBN: 9780471356059
Hinton, E, An introduction to finite element computations / [by] E. Hinton and D.R.J. Owen, Pineridge Press , 1979.
Hughes, Thomas J. R, The finite element method : linear static and dynamic finite element analysis / Thomas J.R.
Hughes, Dover Publications, 2000.ISBN: 9780486411811
Cook, Robert Davis, Finite element modeling for stress analysis / Robert D. Cook, Wiley, c1995.ISBN: 0471107743
Additional Notes: Not available to visiting and exchange students.
Penalty for late submission of continuous assessment assignments: zero tolerance.
Module Content:
The nature of the research project varies from one student to another. The allotted project may involve survey of
literature, theoretical or experimental studies and computational studies. The academic staff of the College of
Engineering will produce a list of project descriptors and students will be given a chance to select a project - usually
over the summer before the start of the academic year.
Each student will be provided with an individual project and a supervisor. It is recommended that students meet their
supervisors at least once a fortnight to discuss progress. Each student must keep a logbook and this should be signed
by the supervisor at these meetings. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the logbook is signed.
Briefings on risk assessment, project management, research techniques, record keeping, report preparation and
presentation skills will be given. Precise assessment criteria, deadlines, submission formats and instructions will be
disseminated via the Blackboard web site.
A risk assessment for the project will be carried out in consultation with the supervisor and signed-off by the student.
A project plan with stated aims, objectives and targets will be prepared by the student. The project plan must be
submitted by the end of October,. A progress report (2 pages) summarizing progress against the plan is submitted at
the end of the first term.
A final report in the form of a Journal article (10 pages max) will be submitted for review before the end of the
spring term and final, "camera ready copy", taking account of reviewer's comments, must be submitted by the second
Monday following the Easter vacation.
Each student will attend an individual 30 minute viva voce examination at the end of the project period with 2
members of academic staff. A suitable presentation (10 minutes) should be prepared. At this time, the logbook will be
inspected by the examiners.
A full personal CV must be completed and a report on how the dissertation has enhanced the student's employability
will be prepared and assessed.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
After completing this module you should be able to operate in each of these three modes:
Engineer as Practitioner
define a project specifying the aims, objectives and realistic targets;
construct a project schedule and work to that schedule;
synthesize the various activities associated with the project;
evaluate available options, including budgetary considerations where relevant, and choose appropriate solutions;
propose the development of a technical subject in some depth, largely on your own initiative and carry this out,
prepare a journal article summarizing your work and submitting it for review.
Engineer as Scientist
write a technical report in the form of a short (8 page) journal article.
compose an oral presentation (plus PowerPoint) on the progress of your project and the results obtained and defend it
against critical appraisal;
Engineer as Professional
create a project plan, perform risk assessment and report on progress;
keep a log-book to record developments and progress;
prepare for employment by writing a full personal CV and reflecting on the benefits of the project in enhancing your
employability.
Reading List: Lester, James D, Writing research papers : a complete guide / James D. Lester, Longman, 2005.ISBN:
9780321356000
Lester, James D, Writing research papers : [electronic resource] a complete guide / James D. Lester, James D. Lester,
Jr, Pearson Education Limited, 2012.ISBN: 9781292054117
Barrass, Robert, Scientists must write : a guide to better writing for scientists, engineers and students / Robert Barrass,
Routledge, 2002.ISBN: 9780415269964
Barrass, Robert, Scientists must write [print and electronic] : a guide to better writing for scientists,engineers and
students / Robert Barrass, Chapman and Hall, 1978.ISBN: 0412154307
Mike Ashby, How to Write a Paper, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 2005.
Alisdair Montgomery, Susan Glen, Rebecca Kelleher, Library Support for Engineers.
Avoiding Plagiarism (Cardiff University).
Lebrun, Jean-Luc, Scientific writing [electronic resource] : a reader and writer's guide / by Jean-Luc Lebrun, World
Scientific, c2007.
Day, Robert A, How to write and publish a scientific paper / Robert A. Day, Cambridge University Press, 1998.ISBN:
0521658799
Day, Robert A, How to write and publish a scientific paper / Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel, Cambridge
University Press, 2012.ISBN: 9781107670747
Davis, Martha, Scientific papers and presentations / Martha Davis; illustrations by Gloria Fry, Academic Press,
1997.ISBN: 0122063708
Davis, Martha, Scientific papers and presentations [electronic resource] / Martha Davis ; illustrations by Gloria Fry,
Academic Press, 2004.
How to write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format.
Additional Notes: Only available to students following an Engineering Degree Programme. There are five
compulsory submissions (a project plan and risk assessment; a progress report; an 10-page research paper, log book;
evidence of preparation for employment). In addition, attendance at a viva examination at which the project results
will be presented and the research paper defended is a compulsory part of the assessment. The College of Engineering
has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of coursework and continuous assessment.
EG-360 Dynamics 2
Credits: 10 Session: 2014/15 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)
Module Aims: Building on Dynamics 1, this module introduces the students to matrix analysis in discrete massspring damper systems, natural frequencies and mode shapes, principle of orthogonality, normal coordinates, detailed
study of 2 degree of freedom systems, higher order systems, forced response, viscous damping, harmonic response,
response to general forces, continuous structures, energy methods, displacement models, Rayleigh and Rayleigh-Ritz
methods, rotordynamics, co-ordinate systems, unbalance and gyroscopic moments, the Jeffcott rotor, whirl, critical
speeds, Campbell diagram, modelling general rotors, bearing models, and balancing of rigid and flexible rotors.
Pre-requisite Modules: EG-260
Co-requisite Modules:
Incompatible Modules:
Format:
Lectures: 2 hours per week
Example classes: 1 hour per week
Lecturer(s): Professor MI Friswell
Assessment: Examination 1 (100%)
Assessment Description: Examination is closed-book.
The assignments are formative individual pieces of coursework - the first covering multi-degree of freedom systems,
including energy methods, and the second covering rotordynamics. The assignment submissions will take the form of
reports summarising MATLAB analysis and simulation designed to reinforce the lecture material. These formative
assignments be marked with comments and returned as part of the learning process but will not form part of the
assessment for this module.
Moderation approach to main assessment: Universal second marking as check or audit
Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark
Assessment Feedback: Full worked solutions to the formative assignments, with MATLAB scripts where
appropriate, will be available on Blackboard. Comments will also be given on the reports submitted for the formative
assignments.
Standard university procedures for examination feedback.
Module Content: Matrix analysis in discrete mass-spring damper systems. Natural frequencies and mode shapes.
Principle of orthogonality. Normal coordinates. Detailed study of 2 degree of freedom systems. Higher order systems.
Forced response. Viscous damping, harmonic response. Response to general forces.
Continuous structures. Energy methods, displacement models. Rayleigh and Rayleigh-Ritz methods.
Introduction to rotordynamics. Co-ordinate systems, unbalance and gyroscopic moments. The Jeffcott Rotor, whirl,
critical speeds, Campbell diagram. Modelling general rotors, bearing models.
Balancing of rigid and flexible rotors.
Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module you should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and
understanding of basic vibration analysis and elements of machine dynamics.
Reading List: Inman, D. J, Engineering vibration [print and electronic book] / Daniel J. Inman, contributions by
Ramesh Chandra Singh, Pearson Education Limited, 2014.ISBN: 9780273768449
Inman, D. J, Engineering vibration / Daniel J. Inman, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2009.ISBN: 9780131363113
Dynamics of rotating machines / Michael Friswell ... [et al.], Cambridge University Press, 2010.ISBN:
9780521850162
Inman, D. J, Engineering vibration [print and electronic book] / Daniel J. Inman, contributions by Ramesh Chandra
Singh, Pearson Education Limited, 2014.ISBN: 9780273768449
Additional Notes: The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all
coursework and continuous assessment. Notes, worked examples and past papers for this module can be found on
Blackboard. Available to visiting and exchange students.
Module Content:
Section A. Core Component
Management of Financial Resources. This section deals with the techniques used by companies to provide
information to parties external to the business such as investors, banking institutions and government agencies. It will
include topics such as how to contruct financial statements for new and existing firms, how to contruct and analysing
cost account ratios from managerial and shareholders perspectives and capital budgeting in the face of uncertainty.
Lecture 1. A systems view of business organisations
Lectures 2 & 3. Accounting principles, accounting for transactions, the company balance sheet.
Lecture 4. The profits and loss and cash flow statements.
Lectures 5 & 6. Constructing and analysing cost account ratios from managerial and shareholders perspectives.
Lectures 7 & 8. Capital budgeting and methods for appraising engineering projects in the face of uncertainty.
Management of Physical Resources. This section deals with some of the techniques implemented by middle
management for the purpose of controlling and monitoring the organisations various resources. Various models of the
production operation will be developed in Excel using some of the techniques available for allocating scarce resources
among competing activities.
Lecture 9. Linear programming: The graphical approach.
Lectures 10. Illustrations of linear programming to production scheduling using Excel.
Lectures 11. Stock Control in the face of uncertain demand.
Business Ethics & Entrepreneurship. This section deals with some of the legal, ethical and economic issues
associated with new business start ups.
Lecture 12. Engineering, ethics and professionalism: on how to wear an engineering hat and a professional one (the
Challenger disaster).
Lectures 13-16. New business start ups: Economic, strategic, marketing and legal aspects.
Section B. Programme Specific Component
There are five programme specific components: Civil, Chemical (including Environmental), Mechanical (including
product design), Aerospace and General Engineering.
Lectures 17 to 22.
Civil Engineering. Lectures on risk assessment and health and safety within the construction sector.
Chemical Engineering. Lectures on project appraisal in the chemical industries.
Mechanical and Aerospace. Lectures on manufacturing processes and producing costing worksheets for specific
processes.
General Engineering. Lectures on modelling, simulating and then optimising manufacturing products and processes.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
After completing this module you should be aware of:
some of the "tools" that assist in the efficient use of physical resources in manufacturing;
how to construct, read and analyse financial data;
how to make critical investment decisions;
how to build financial statements for business plans;
legal and economic aspects of entrepreneurship;
the role of ethics in business.
Reading List: Chang, C. M, Engineering management : challenges in the new millennium / C.M. Chang, Pearson
Prentice Hall, 2005.ISBN: 9780131446786
Chelsom, John V, Management for engineers, scientists, and technologists / John V. Chelsom, Andrew C. Payne,
Lawrence R.P. Reavill, John Wiley & Sons, c2005.ISBN: 9780470021262
Barlow, John F, Excel models for business and operations management [print and electronic book] / John F. Barlow,
Wiley, c2005.ISBN: 9780470015094
Reynolds, A. J, The finances of engineering companies : an introduction for students and practising engineers / A. J.
Reynolds, Edward Arnold, 1992.ISBN: 0340568283
Additional Notes: Penalty for late submission of work: ZERO TOLERANCE.
The module is available to exchange students.
Notes, past papers and worked examples can be found on Blackboard.
Intended Learning Outcomes: Practical Skills: Undertake a 'total design' activity to industrial design problems.
EAB-KU2 Have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles,
particularly when applied to design.
EAB-IA1 Apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis of problems.
EAB-IA2 Demonstrate creative and innovative ability in the synthesis of solutions and in formulating designs.
EAB-IA3 Comprehend the broad picture and thus work with an appropriate level of detail.
EAB-PS1 Possess practical engineering skills acquired through, work carried out in laboratories and workshops; in
individual and group project work; in design work; and in the use of computer software in design, analysis and
control.
EAB-D1 Investigate and define a problem and identify constraints including environmental and sustainability
limitations, health and safety and risk assessment issues
EAB-D2 Understand customer and user needs and the importance of considerations such as aesthetics
EAB-D3 Identify and manage cost drivers
EAB-D4 Use creativity to establish innovative solutions
EAB-D5 Ensure fitness for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production, operation, maintenance and
disposal
EAB-D6 Manage the design process and evaluate outcomes
EAB-S1 Knowledge and understanding of commercial and economic context of engineering processes
EAB-S3 Understanding of the requirement for engineering activities to promote sustainable development
EAB-S4 Awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including
personnel, health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk) issues.
EAB-P1 Knowledge of characteristics of particular equipment, processes or products
EAB-P4 Understanding use of technical literature and other information sources
EAB-P6 Understanding of appropriate codes of practice and industry standards
EAB-P8 Ability to work with technical uncertainty
Thinking skills: Develop a viable design solution to a specific customer requirement and to identify both
manufacturing issues and financial implications.
Reading List:
Additional Notes: PENALTY FOR LATE SUBMISSION:ZERO TOLERANCE
A zero mark may be entered if the student fails to attend the oral examination.
Project groups are allocated during Week 1 and groups should meet every week.
Revision
Week
Christmas Recess
Revision
Easter
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Apr
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Feedback
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Semester 2: Assessment/Examinations
& Marking
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40
June
Results Processing
& Award Boards
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June
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Boards and
Results
Christmas
Recess Revision
Recess
Dec
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Aug
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31-11
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Easter Recess
Independent Learning
30-03
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Easter
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Apr
Dec
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Summer Vacation
June
July
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Graduation
Ceremonies
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