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Course: 2025/2026

Design extension and machines test

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Master in Industrial Engineering (Plan: 170 - Estudio: 226)

EPI

Coordinating teacher: GUTIERREZ MOIZANT, RAMON ALBERTO

Department assigned to the subject: Mechanical Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 2º

Semester: 1º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Subjects that provide the common skill to the industrial branch mentioned in the Order CIN/351/2009, of February 9, establishing the requirements for the verification of the official university degrees that qualify for the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer. In particular, those that provide " Knowledge of the fundamentals of mechanism and machine theory", "Knowledge and use of the principles of materials resistance" and "Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems".

Objectives

1. Ability to design and test machines. 2. Synthesis of planar and spatial mechanisms. 3. Machine element simulation to solve kinematic, dynamic, structural and modal analysis problems by means of computer. 4. Advanced testing and diagnosis of the state of operation of machines. 5. Ability to predict, analyse and modify the vibratory response of machines. 6. Acquiring the necessary tools for the correct measurement of surface deformations in machine elements. 7. Ability to analyse and correct surface deformation measurements. 8. Analysis and propagation of uncertainties in strain gauges. 9. Ability to perform and validate finite element stress models.

Learning Outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1. Synthesis of mechanisms. 2. Non-lineal dynamics of machines. 3. Non-lineal vibrations. 4. Metrology concepts in mechanical engineering. 5. Experimental strain measurement. 6. FEM modelling and experimental validation. 7. Modal analysis.

Learning activities and methodology

Teaching activities will include: * Theoretical lectures. Master presentations (2.3 ECTS). * Practical classes. Classroom exercises to help students understand the content of the course. (2.1 ECTS). * Laboratory exercises (0.4 ECTS). * Tutorials (1.2 ECTS). The methodology to be used will be: * Lectures. Presentations by the teacher, supported by computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the materials and basic bibliography are provided to complement the learning. * Practical sessions. Solving problems, etc. posed by the teacher, individually or in groups. * Presentations and class discussions. * Preparation of practical projects, using SPOC methodology.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination/test 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment

The continuous assessment system includes a midterm exam (focused on the first part of the course) and four practical assignments. The midterm exam is eliminatory in nature.
Continuous Assessment
-	First Part (EP1): Evaluated through mandatory practical assignments. Up to 2 points.
-	Second Part (EP2): Evaluated through mandatory practical assignments. Up to 2 points.
-	Midterm Exam (EC): Written exam on the first part of the course. Up to 3 points.
    To pass this exam, a minimum score of 1.5 out of 3 is required. If this threshold is not met, the student must take a comprehensive exam covering the full course content during the regular exam session.
    Total: up to 7 points (EP1 + EP2 + EC).
    Students who fail to pass any of the practical assignments (EP1 < 5/10 or EP2 < 5/10) must take a practical exam during the extraordinary session.
Regular Exam Session
Exam Options:
    Option 1 ¿ Students who passed the midterm exam:
    Final exam covering the second part of the course (EO2). Up to 3 points.
    Option 2 ¿ Students who did not pass the midterm exam:
Comprehensive final exam (EO1 + EO2), covering the entire course content. Up to 6 points (3 points per part).
To pass the course in this session, students must obtain a minimum final grade of 5 out of 10, with at least 1.5 points in the lower-scoring part (First or Second Part), regardless of the option selected.
Extraordinary Exam Session
Exam Options:
    Option 1 ¿ Students who completed and passed the practical work:
    Extraordinary exam covering the full course content (EXT). Up to 6 points. A minimum grade of 5 out of 10 is required, with at least 1.5 points in the lower-scoring part (First or Second Part).
    The final grade will be: EP1 + EP2 + EXT.
    Option 2 ¿ Students without continuous assessment:
    The extraordinary exam will consist of:
-	A theoretical component (EXT), and

-	A practical component related to the laboratory assignments (EXP1 + EXP2).
        The final grade will be: EXP1 + EXP2 + EXT.
To pass the course under this option, students must obtain a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 in the theoretical exam (EXT), with at least 1.5 points in the lower-scoring part (First or Second Part). In addition, students must achieve at least 5 out of 10 in both practical sections (EXP1 and EXP2).

Basic Bibliography

Carstensen, Carsten; Wriggers, P. The finite element analysis of shells: fundamentals. Springer. 2009
Erdman, Arthur; Sandor, George; Kota, Sridhar. Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis. Pearson. 2001
Jonathan Whiteley. Finite Element Methods. Springer. 2017
Norton, Robert L.. Machine Design: An Integrated Approach. Pearson. 2020
R. B. Randall. Vibration-based Condition Monitoring: Industrial, Aerospace and Automotive Applications. . John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2010
S. BrauN. Discover signal processing: an interactive guide for engineers.. John Wiley & Sons. 2008
Zienkiewicz, O.C.. The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals. Butterworth-Heinemann. 2005

Additional Bibliography

William M. Murray . The Bonded Electrical Resistance Strain Gage: An Introduction . Oxford University Press. 1992

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.